CVE-2018-11356 : In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the DNS dissector could

In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the DNS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by avoiding a NULL pointer dereference for an empty name in an SRV record.

Published 2018-05-22 21:29:00

Updated 2020-03-20 01:15:14

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2018-11356

Debian » Debian Linux » Version: 8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Wireshark » Wireshark
Versions from including (>=) 2.4.0 and up to, including, (<=) 2.4.6
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Wireshark » Wireshark
Versions from including (>=) 2.2.0 and up to, including, (<=) 2.2.14
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Wireshark » Wireshark » Version: 2.6.0
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11356

EPSS FAQ

0.34%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 68 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-11356

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2018-11356

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2018-11356

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14681

14681 – [oss-fuzz] ASAN: SEGV epan/ftypes/ftype-string.c:39:30 in string_fvalue_set_string
Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html

[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1: moderate: Security update f

CVEs referencing this url
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-29.html

Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2018-29 · DNS dissector crash
Vendor Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4425716ddba99374749bd033d9bc0f4add2fb973

code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commit
Patch;Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041036

Wireshark Bugs in Multiple Dissectors Let Remote Users Cause the Application to Crash or Consume Excessive Memory Resources - SecurityTracker
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104308

Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

CVEs referencing this url
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html

[SECURITY] [DLA 1634-1] wireshark security update
Mailing List;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-11356

Products affected by CVE-2018-11356

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11356

CVSS scores for CVE-2018-11356

CWE ids for CVE-2018-11356

References for CVE-2018-11356