Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2018-18225
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the CoAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-coap.c by ensuring that the piv length is correctly computed.
EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18225?
- CVE-2018-18225 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Incorrect Calculation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18225?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.