CVE-2018-16058 — Improper Initialization in Wireshark

CWE-665 — Improper InitializationCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.65%
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 Bluetooth AVDTP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btavdtp.c by properly initializing a data structure.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/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-crq5-vjfj-jm52: In Wireshark 2↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2018-16058: In Wireshark 2↗2018-08-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Bluetooth AVDTP dissector crash↗2018-08-29
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Debian
CVE-2018-16058: 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 Bluetooth ...↗2018
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💬Community

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