Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.6.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WIRESHARK-1563031
  • published14 Sept 2018
  • disclosed14 Sept 2018

Introduced: 14 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-12086  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wireshark to version 2.6.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in OPC UA applications allows remote attackers to trigger a stack overflow with carefully structured requests.