High severity · published Apr 4, 2018
CVE-2018-9273
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-pcp.c has a memory leak
7.5
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-pcp.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
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
2.2.0 through 2.2.13; 2.4.0 through 2.4.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9273
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9273
Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14488
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1f8f1456f1e73b6c09e50a64749e43413ac12df7
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html
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