CVE-2018-9256
published 2018-04-04CVE-2018-9256: In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the…
PriorityP336high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.34%
81.8th percentile
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 2.4.6-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 2.4.6-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.6-1 | 2.4.6-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.6-1 | 2.4.6-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.6-1 | 2.4.6-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 2.4.6-1 | 2.4.6-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.2.0 – 2.2.13 | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | 2.4.0 – 2.4.5 | — |
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_debian7.5LOW
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet
vendor_redhat·2018-03-02·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-9256 [HIGH] CWE-121 wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet
wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.
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-2018-9256: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-9256 [HIGH] CVE-2018-9256: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash...
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.4.6-1)
GHSA
GHSA-f5vg-4pxv-x8p9: In Wireshark 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-9256 [HIGH] CWE-20 GHSA-f5vg-4pxv-x8p9: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.
OSV
CVE-2018-9256: In Wireshark 2
osv·2018-04-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-9256 [HIGH] CVE-2018-9256: In Wireshark 2
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9256 wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet [fedora-26]
bugzilla·2018-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-9256 [HIGH] CVE-2018-9256 wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet [fedora-26]
CVE-2018-9256 wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet [fedora-26]
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-26.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9256 wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet
bugzilla·2018-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-9256 [HIGH] CVE-2018-9256 wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet
CVE-2018-9256 wireshark: stack overflow via crafted LWAPP Layer 3 Packet
A flaw was found in Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.
References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-20.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14467
Patch:
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=dac48f148538c706c446e5105d84ebcb54587528
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-26 [bug 1565676]
---
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1565684]
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9256 CVE-2018-9257 CVE-2018-9258 CVE-2018-9261 CVE-2018-9263 CVE-2018-9265 CVE-2018-9266 CVE-2018-9267 CVE-2018-9268 CVE-2018-9269 CVE-2018-9270 CVE-2018-9271 CVE-2018-9272 CVE-2018-9273 CVE-
bugzilla·2018-04-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-9256 [HIGH] CVE-2018-9256 CVE-2018-9257 CVE-2018-9258 CVE-2018-9261 CVE-2018-9263 CVE-2018-9265 CVE-2018-9266 CVE-2018-9267 CVE-2018-9268 CVE-2018-9269 CVE-2018-9270 CVE-2018-9271 CVE-2018-9272 CVE-2018-9273 CVE-
CVE-2018-9256 CVE-2018-9257 CVE-2018-9258 CVE-2018-9261 CVE-2018-9263 CVE-2018-9265 CVE-2018-9266 CVE-2018-9267 CVE-2018-9268 CVE-2018-9269 CVE-2018-9270 CVE-2018-9271 CVE-2018-9272 CVE-2018-9273 CVE-2018-9274 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
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14467https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dac48f148538c706c446e5105d84ebcb54587528https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-20.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14467https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dac48f148538c706c446e5105d84ebcb54587528https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-20.html
2018-04-04
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