CVE-2018-18226
published 2018-10-12CVE-2018-18226: In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
3.17%
86.7th percentile
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.6.4-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.6.4-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.4-1 | 2.6.4-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.4-1 | 2.6.4-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.4-1 | 2.6.4-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.4-1 | 2.6.4-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.6.0 – 2.6.3 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-9fc9-pcc6-hcpv: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-18226 [HIGH] CWE-772 GHSA-9fc9-pcc6-hcpv: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
OSV
CVE-2018-18226: In Wireshark 2
osv·2018-10-12·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-18226 [HIGH] CVE-2018-18226: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
Red Hat
wireshark: Steam IHS Discovery dissector memory leak
vendor_redhat·2018-10-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-18226 [HIGH] CWE-200 wireshark: Steam IHS Discovery dissector memory leak
wireshark: Steam IHS Discovery dissector memory leak
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
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-2018-18226: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume sys...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-18226 [HIGH] CVE-2018-18226: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume sys...
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.6.4-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.6.4-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.6.4-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.6.4-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.6.4-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-18226 wireshark: Steam IHS Discovery dissector memory leak
bugzilla·2018-10-25·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-18226 [HIGH] CVE-2018-18226 wireshark: Steam IHS Discovery dissector memory leak
CVE-2018-18226 wireshark: Steam IHS Discovery dissector memory leak
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.
Upstream bug:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15171
Discussion:
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48
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Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1642918]
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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-2018-18226
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-12086 CVE-2018-18225 CVE-2018-18226 CVE-2018-18227 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-10-25·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-12086 [HIGH] CVE-2018-12086 CVE-2018-18225 CVE-2018-18226 CVE-2018-18227 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-12086 CVE-2018-18225 CVE-2018-18226 CVE-2018-18227 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
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multipl
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105583http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15171https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e920ddc3cad2886ef07ca1a8e50e2a5c50986f7https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105583http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15171https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e920ddc3cad2886ef07ca1a8e50e2a5c50986f7https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48.html
2018-10-12
Published