CVE-2018-19627
published 2018-11-29CVE-2018-19627: In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
PriorityP353high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
17.70%
96.8th percentile
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.6.5-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.6.5-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.5-1 | 2.6.5-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.5-1 | 2.6.5-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.5-1 | 2.6.5-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.6.5-1 | 2.6.5-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.4.0 – 2.4.10 | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.6.0 – 2.6.4 | — |
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: IxVeriWave parser crash
vendor_redhat·2018-11-27·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-19627 [HIGH] CWE-125 wireshark: IxVeriWave parser crash
wireshark: IxVeriWave parser crash
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
An out of bounds heap read vulnerability in the wiretap library of Wireshark could allow Wireshark to crash when parsing specially crafted pcap file.
Statement: This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
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-2018-19627: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser coul...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-19627 [HIGH] CVE-2018-19627: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser coul...
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.6.5-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.6.5-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.6.5-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.6.5-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.6.5-1)
GHSA
GHSA-xjgm-7p34-v42h: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-19627 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-xjgm-7p34-v42h: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
OSV
CVE-2018-19627: In Wireshark 2
osv·2018-11-29·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-19627 [HIGH] CVE-2018-19627: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-19622 CVE-2018-19623 CVE-2018-19624 CVE-2018-19625 CVE-2018-19626 CVE-2018-19627 CVE-2018-19628 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-12-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-19622 [HIGH] CVE-2018-19622 CVE-2018-19623 CVE-2018-19624 CVE-2018-19625 CVE-2018-19626 CVE-2018-19627 CVE-2018-19628 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-19622 CVE-2018-19623 CVE-2018-19624 CVE-2018-19625 CVE-2018-19626 CVE-2018-19627 CVE-2018-19628 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:
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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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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-19627 wireshark: IxVeriWave parser crash
bugzilla·2018-12-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-19627 [HIGH] CVE-2018-19627 wireshark: IxVeriWave parser crash
CVE-2018-19627 wireshark: IxVeriWave parser crash
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
Upstream issue:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15279
Upstream patch:
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=bdc33cfaecb1b4cf2c114ed9015713ddf8569a60
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-55.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1655944]
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Statement:
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7.
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Used AV:L as wiretap library is used for reading capture files, rather than packet
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106051https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15279https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bdc33cfaecb1b4cf2c114ed9015713ddf8569a60https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45951/https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-55.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106051https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15279https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bdc33cfaecb1b4cf2c114ed9015713ddf8569a60https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45951/https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-55.html
2018-11-29
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