CVE-2018-9258

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-03-02
CWE:
CWE-841
Bugzilla:
1565710: CVE-2018-9258 wireshark: TCP dissector could crash in epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5, the TCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c by preserving valid data sources.

Find out more about CVE-2018-9258 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

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

CVSS3 Base Score 5.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Not affected

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