VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-18226
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.17%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.17% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105583Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15171Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e920ddc3cad2886ef07ca1a8e50e2a5c50986f7
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105583Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15171Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e920ddc3cad2886ef07ca1a8e50e2a5c50986f7
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.