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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-49.html (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105583 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
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.