Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-9262
Potential exploit
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the VLAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-vlan.c by limiting VLAN tag nesting to restrict the recursion depth.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2018-9262
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-9262
0.56%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 66 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-9262
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-9262
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-9262
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14469
14469 – Crafted ethernet packet causes stack-overflowExploit;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f05c3b91f9571210b86576ee6284e71a3306109d
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commitPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1634-1] wireshark security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-19.html
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2018-19 · VLAN dissector crashVendor Advisory
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