NULL pointer dereference in Wireshark
CVE-2018-11359
In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the RRC dissector and other dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by avoiding a NULL pointer dereference.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 2.6.0
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104308 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-33.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041036 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11359?
- CVE-2018-11359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11359?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.