CVE-2018-14339
published 2018-07-19CVE-2018-14339: In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by…
PriorityP337high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.52%
88.0th percentile
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by adding offset and length validation.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.6.2-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.6.2-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.2-1 | 2.6.2-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.2-1 | 2.6.2-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.2-1 | 2.6.2-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.2-1 | 2.6.2-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.2.0 – 2.2.15 | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.4.0 – 2.4.7 | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.6.0 – 2.6.1 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
wireshark: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38)
vendor_redhat·2018-07-18·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14339 [HIGH] CWE-835 wireshark: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38)
wireshark: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38)
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by adding offset and length validation.
Statement: This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 (versions 1.8.10 and 1.10.14, respectively).
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-14339: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE disse...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14339 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14339: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE disse...
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by adding offset and length validation.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.6.2-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.6.2-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.6.2-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.6.2-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.6.2-1)
GHSA
GHSA-54rw-q7wq-w688: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-14339 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-54rw-q7wq-w688: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by adding offset and length validation.
OSV
CVE-2018-14339: In Wireshark 2
osv·2018-07-19·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14339 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14339: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by adding offset and length validation.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-14339 CVE-2018-14340 CVE-2018-14341 CVE-2018-14342 CVE-2018-14343 CVE-2018-14344 CVE-2018-14367 CVE-2018-14368 CVE-2018-14369 CVE-2018-14370 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-07-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14339 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14339 CVE-2018-14340 CVE-2018-14341 CVE-2018-14342 CVE-2018-14343 CVE-2018-14344 CVE-2018-14367 CVE-2018-14368 CVE-2018-14369 CVE-2018-14370 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-14339 CVE-2018-14340 CVE-2018-14341 CVE-2018-14342 CVE-2018-14343 CVE-2018-14344 CVE-2018-14367 CVE-2018-14368 CVE-2018-14369 CVE-2018-14370 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-14339 wireshark: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38)
bugzilla·2018-07-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-14339 [HIGH] CVE-2018-14339 wireshark: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38)
CVE-2018-14339 wireshark: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38)
It was found that MMSE dissector could crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Upstream bug(s):
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14738
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-38.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1607334]
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Statement:
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 (versions 1.8.10 and 1.10.14, respectively).
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7334 wireshark: out of bounds access in UMTS MAC dissector in packet-umts_mac.c
bugzilla·2018-02-26·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-7334 [HIGH] CVE-2018-7334 wireshark: out of bounds access in UMTS MAC dissector in packet-umts_mac.c
CVE-2018-7334 wireshark: out of bounds access in UMTS MAC dissector in packet-umts_mac.c
A flaw was found in Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, the UMTS MAC dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-umts_mac.c by rejecting a certain reserved value.
External References:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14339
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-07.html
Upstream Patch:
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=8ed705e1227d3d5
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1549256]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104847http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041608https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14738https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3b77c0a596a8071aebc1de71e3f79e5e15e919cahttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00045.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-38.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104847http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041608https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14738https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3b77c0a596a8071aebc1de71e3f79e5e15e919cahttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00045.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-38.html
2018-07-19
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