7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-16057
Wireshark Radiotap Dissector Crash Vulnerability
Description

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Radiotap dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c by validating iterator operations.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 30, 2018, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16057 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-16057.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315 Third Party Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.html Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-16057 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16057 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621 Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4ac83382dc49f9f7b62bffb3cfc508cdaa1e7be5 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-74 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022 Issue Tracking https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 16, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4ac83382dc49f9f7b62bffb3cfc508cdaa1e7be5 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=4ac83382dc49f9f7b62bffb3cfc508cdaa1e7be5 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-74
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 up to (including) 2.2.16 *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.0 up to (including) 2.4.8 *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 up to (including) 2.6.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16057 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16057 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.36 }} -0.14%

score

0.72320

percentile

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