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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-9264
Wireshark ADB Dissector Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the ADB dissector could crash with a heap-based buffer overflow. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-adb.c by checking for a length inconsistency.

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]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-9264 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Wireshark.
  • Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.14 or 2.4.6 or later.
  • Update the affected Wireshark packages.
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-2018-9264.

URL Resource
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14460 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 Third Party Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14460 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217 Third Party Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.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-2018-9264 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-2018-9264 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-2018-9264 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-9264 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 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=14460
    Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217
    Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.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=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024 Patch https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    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://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14460 Exploit, Issue Tracking https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14460 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *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]
  • 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=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14460 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14460 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    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
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.55 }} -0.59%

score

0.65211

percentile