CVE-2018-19627
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
- 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
- 17.70% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 December 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 14.4% on 21 September 2026 to 17.7% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106051Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15279Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bdc33cfaecb1b4cf2c114ed9015713ddf8569a60
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45951/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-55.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106051Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15279Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bdc33cfaecb1b4cf2c114ed9015713ddf8569a60
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45951/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-55.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.