7.5high
CVE-2018-9271
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c has a memory leak.
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c has a memory leak.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.02% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
References
- bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14486 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5b0228945dc74ee82d2ab4a4e7af2bdfe7b75910 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- wireshark.org /security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-9271
- NVD: CVE-2018-9271
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