CVE-2018-11357
Publication date 22 May 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the LTP dissector and other dissectors could consume excessive memory. This was addressed in epan/tvbuff.c by rejecting negative lengths.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |