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CVE-2017-11406

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-11406 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.7 and 2.0.0 through 2.0.13, specifically within the DOCSIS dissector. This flaw, caused by improper handling of invalid Frame Control parameter values, could lead to an infinite loop. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction, and primarily impacts availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0302 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: wireshark
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: wireshark

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-11406Moderate

wireshark: DOCSIS infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2017-36)

Jul 18, 2017

References

bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
code.wireshark.org / review/gitweb
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2017-36.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99903
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038966
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry