CVE-2018-9271

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c has a memory leak.

CVSS v3.0 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html	Vendor Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=5b0228945dc74ee82d2ab4a4e7af2bdfe7b75910	Patch
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14486	Exploit Issue Tracking

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::

Information

Published : 2018-04-04 00:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-9271

Mitre link : CVE-2018-9271

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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Products Affected

wireshark

wireshark

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