Bug 2256652 (CVE-2024-0211)

Summary: CVE-2024-0211 wireshark: DOCSIS dissector crash via packet injection or crafted capture file
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
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A flaw was found in the DOCSIS dissector of Wireshark. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
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Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2024-01-03 16:51:53 UTC 
DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-05.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19557
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0211
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2024-01-03 16:52:32 UTC 
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2256653]