vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-6836): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 8, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 8, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark through 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
References
- CVE-2018-6836
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-6836
- CWE-763
- URL-https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c
- URL-https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6836
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