CVE-2018-11362
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the wireshark module responsible for analyzing the LDSS protocol. An attacker could create a malicious LDSS message to cause a remote denial of service, crashing the application.
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CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected |