CVE-2018-16057 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkDebian WiresharkDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedAug 30
Latest updateMay 13

Description

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Radiotap dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c by validating iterator operations.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.6.3-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.6.3-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark2.2.0 — 2.2.16+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-984q-rhfc-9www: In Wireshark 2↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2018-16057: In Wireshark 2↗2018-08-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash↗2018-08-29
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Debian
CVE-2018-16057: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Radiotap d...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16056 CVE-2018-16057 CVE-2018-16058 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2018-09-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16057 wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash↗2018-09-06
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