What is CVE-2018-9272?

CVE-2018-9272 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-2018-9272?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2018-9272

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-h223.c has a memory leak.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.4th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-9272?: CVE-2018-9272 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-2018-9272?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.