#VU13033 Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2018-11361
Published: May 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13033
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11361
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Software vendor:
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in epan/crypt/dot11decrypt.c due to buffer overflow during FTE processing in Dot11DecryptTDLSDeriveKey. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger memory corruption and cause the IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector to crash.
The weakness exists in epan/crypt/dot11decrypt.c due to buffer overflow during FTE processing in Dot11DecryptTDLSDeriveKey. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger memory corruption and cause the IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 2.6.1.