CVE-2018-14438

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2018-06-28
CWE:
CWE-284
Bugzilla:
1609948: CVE-2018-14438 wireshark: Improper Access Control in create_app_running_mutex function in wsutil/file_util.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In Wireshark through 2.6.2, the create_app_running_mutex function in wsutil/file_util.c calls SetSecurityDescriptorDacl to set a NULL DACL, which allows attackers to modify the access control arbitrarily.

Find out more about CVE-2018-14438 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.6
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wireshark Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark Not affected

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