CVE-2018-9265: In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-tn3270.c has a memory leak

High severity · published Apr 4, 2018

CVE-2018-9265

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-tn3270.c has a memory leak

7.5

CVSS

2.1%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-tn3270.c has a memory leak.

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)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Debian Linux · Debian

8.0 · source: NVD

Wireshark · Wireshark

2.2.0 through 2.2.13; 2.4.0 through 2.4.5 · source: NVD

Affected product

Debian Linux

Debian

All Debian Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9265

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9265

Exploit

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14480

code.wireshark.org

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b12cc581cd4878d74b6116ca02c7dbe650c1f242

Mailing List

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html

Vendor Advisory

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html