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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-9274
Wireshark Memory Leak
Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, ui/failure_message.c has a memory leak.

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-2018-9274 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 Wireshark wireshark
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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
The Wireshark installation is affected by a memory leak vulnerability.
  • Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.14 or 2.4.6, or later.
  • Apply the appropriate vendor-provided 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-2018-9274.

URL Resource
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14489 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14489 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.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-2018-9274 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-2018-9274 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-2018-9274 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-2018-9274 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=14489
    Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a
    Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07
    Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.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=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-119 CWE-772
  • 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://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14489 No Types Assigned https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14489 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07 No Types Assigned https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-399
    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.

0.26 }} -0.63%

score

0.46507

percentile