Out-of-bounds Read in Wireshark
CVE-2019-10895
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.13, 2.6.0 to 2.6.7, and 3.0.0, the NetScaler file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/netscaler.c by improving data validation.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 3.0.0
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1, 42.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-09.html (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107834 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-10895?
- CVE-2019-10895 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-10895?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-10895 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.