7.8

CVE-2017-11406: debian debian_linux Infinite Loop

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-11406UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11406DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11406
Published 18-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-11406 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Infinite Loop vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.94%
0%100%
Low · -0.08 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3
DLA-1634-1MGASA-2017-0219MGASA-2017-0226OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1SUSE-SU-2017:2032-1SUSE-SU-2017:2033-1

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.13, the DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c by rejecting invalid Frame Control parameter values.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.08 pp

From 3.02% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Alpine1 product
  • wireshark≥ 2.0.0, < 2.2.8-r0
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Wireshark1 product
  • wireshark≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.13 | ≥ 2.2.0, ≤ 2.2.7

4 vendors · 5 products

References

10 links