VDB
CVE-2018-6836
CVE-2018-6836
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.32% · 55.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.32%
55.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | wireshark | *, 2.0.2+ga16e22e-1, 2.0.1+g59ea380-3build1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | wireshark | 2.4.4-1, 0, 2.4.2-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | wireshark | 1.10.3-1, 1.10.2-1, 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397 (nist-nvd)
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c (circl)
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef (circl)
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/ (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 8, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6836 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397 third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/ third-party-advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6836 third-party-advisory