Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0211",
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  "payload": {
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    "title": "Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark",
    "summary": "DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-0211",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:45.304192186Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html",
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-05.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/0xxx/CVE-2024-0211.json",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 513418,
  "published_at": "2024-01-03T07:31:30.639+00:00"
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