High severity · published Nov 29, 2018
CVE-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
7.5
CVSS
17.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)17.7% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
2.4.0 through 2.4.10; 2.6.0 through 2.6.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19627
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19627
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106051
Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15279
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bdc33cfaecb1b4cf2c114ed9015713ddf8569a60
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45951/
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