Denial of service in Wireshark



Published: 2018-04-04 | Updated: 2018-05-15
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 27
CVE-ID CVE-2018-9274
CVE-2018-9273
CVE-2018-9272
CVE-2018-9271
CVE-2018-9270
CVE-2018-9269
CVE-2018-9268
CVE-2018-9267
CVE-2018-9266
CVE-2018-9265
CVE-2018-9264
CVE-2018-9263
CVE-2018-9262
CVE-2018-9261
CVE-2018-9260
CVE-2018-9259
CVE-2018-9256
CWE-ID CWE-404
CWE-835
CWE-401
CWE-122
CWE-682
CWE-674
CWE-789
CWE-485
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 27 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11506

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the MP4 dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-15.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11507

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the ADB dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11508

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the IEEE 802.15.4 dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-17.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11509

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the NBAP dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11510

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the VLAN dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-19.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11511

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the LWAPP dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-20.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11512

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TCP dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.4.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-21.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU11513

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file, consume excessive CPU resources and cause the CQL dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.4.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-22.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Improper resource shutdown

EUVDB-ID: #VU11514

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system..

The weakness exists due to resource shutdown. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the Kerberos dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-23.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU11515

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to memory leak. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a specially crafted packet trace file, trigger memory corruption and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223 and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to versions 2.4.6, 2.2.14 or later.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12730

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9274

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in ui/failure_message.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12729

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9273

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-pcp.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12728

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9272

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-h223.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12727

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9271

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

15) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12726

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9270

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/oids.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

16) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12725

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9269

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-giop.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

17) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12724

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9268

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-smb2.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

18) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12723

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9267

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-lapd.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

19) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12722

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9266

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-isup.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

20) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU12721

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9265

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-tn3270.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

21) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU12720

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9264

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-adb.c due to checking for a length inconsistency. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause the ADB dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

22) Incorrect calculation

EUVDB-ID: #VU12719

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9263

CWE-ID: CWE-682 - Incorrect Calculation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-kerberos.c due to ensuring a nonzero key length. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the Kerberos dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-23.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

23) Uncontrolled recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU12718

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9262

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-vlan.c due to limiting VLAN tag nesting to restrict the recursion depth. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the VLAN dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-19.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

24) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU12717

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9261

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-nbap.c due to prohibiting the self-linking of DCH-IDs. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file, trigger infinite loop and heap-based buffer overflow and cause the NBAP dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

25) Uncontrolled memory allocation

EUVDB-ID: #VU12716

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9260

CWE-ID: CWE-789 - Uncontrolled Memory Allocation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee802154.c due to ensuring that an allocation step occurs. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the IEEE 802.15.4 dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-17.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

26) Uncontrolled recursion

EUVDB-ID: #VU12715

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9259

CWE-ID: CWE-674 - Uncontrolled Recursion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/file-mp4.c due to restricting the box recursion depth. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the MP4 dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-15.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

27) Insufficient encapsulation

EUVDB-ID: #VU12714

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9256

CWE-ID: CWE-485 - Insufficient Encapsulation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c due to limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the LWAPP dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 2.4.6 or 2.2.14.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 2.2.0 - 2.4.5

External links

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-20.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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