CVE-2018-9261
Wireshark NBAP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the NBAP dissector could crash with a large loop that ends with a heap-based buffer overflow. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-nbap.c by prohibiting the self-linking of DCH-IDs.
INFO
Published Date :
April 4, 2018, 7:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:15 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.14, 2.4.6, or later.
- Apply the appropriate vendor-supplied patch.
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-2018-9261.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14471 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00019.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14471 | Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00019.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-9261 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-2018-9261
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-9261 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-9261 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14471 Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00019.html Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html -
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=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-119 CWE-399 CWE-834 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 Patch https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14471 Exploit, Issue Tracking https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14471 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00019.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 17, 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 https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=66bc372716e04d6a8afdf6712583c9b5d11fee55 Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14471 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14471 Exploit, Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.0 up to (including) 2.2.13 *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.4.0 up to (including) 2.4.5
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.48 }} -0.59%
score
0.62111
percentile