CVE-2018-9260 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-665 — Improper Initialization8 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
WiresharkSurina SoundtouchDebian Wireshark+1 more
Timeline
PublishedApr 4
Latest updateMay 14

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the IEEE 802.15.4 dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee802154.c by ensuring that an allocation step occurs.

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 Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 2.4.6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 2.4.6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark2.2.0 — 2.2.13+1
▶Ubuntusurina/soundtouch< 1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0, 8.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-8775-4r72-7267: In Wireshark 2↗2022-05-14
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OSV
soundtouch vulnerabilities↗2021-03-15
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OSV
CVE-2018-9260: In Wireshark 2↗2018-04-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: IEEE 802.15.4 dissector crash in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee802154.c↗2018-03-02
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Debian
CVE-2018-9260: wireshark - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the IEEE 802.15.4 dissector cou...↗2018
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9260 wireshark: IEEE 802.15.4 dissector crash in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee802154.c↗2018-04-10
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Bugzilla
CVE-2018-9259 CVE-2018-9260 CVE-2018-9262 CVE-2018-9264 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2018-04-10
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