CVE-2018-16057
published 2018-08-30CVE-2018-16057: 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…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.45%
87.8th percentile
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.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.6.3-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.6.3-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.3-1 | 2.6.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.3-1 | 2.6.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.3-1 | 2.6.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.3-1 | 2.6.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.2.0 – 2.2.16 | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.4.0 – 2.4.8 | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.6.0 – 2.6.2 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/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_debian7.5LOW
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash
vendor_redhat·2018-08-29·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-16057 [HIGH] CWE-20 wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash
wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash
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.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
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...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-16057 [HIGH] 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...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.6.3-1)
GHSA
GHSA-984q-rhfc-9www: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-16057 [HIGH] GHSA-984q-rhfc-9www: In Wireshark 2
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-16057: In Wireshark 2
osv·2018-08-30·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-16057 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16057: In Wireshark 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16056 CVE-2018-16057 CVE-2018-16058 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-06·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-16056 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16056 CVE-2018-16057 CVE-2018-16058 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16056 CVE-2018-16057 CVE-2018-16058 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported ver
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16057 wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash
bugzilla·2018-09-06·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-16057 [HIGH] CVE-2018-16057 wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash
CVE-2018-16057 wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash
It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.html
Upstream bug:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1625927]
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Created attachment 1487125
Patch
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Impacts RHEL6/7. Invalid reads in valgrind, patch looks applicable.
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This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16057
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.html
2018-08-30
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