Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2018-9270
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/oids.c has a memory leak.
EPSS: 0.024 (82.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9270?
- CVE-2018-9270 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9270?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.