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CVE-2018-5334

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
0
none known

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14297 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00032.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc308c05ba0673460fe80873b22d296880ee996d · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102499 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4101 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2018-03.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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