Out-of-bounds Read Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-WIRESHARK-376107
- published22 May 2018
- disclosed22 May 2018
Introduced: 22 May 2018
CVE-2018-11362 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 wireshark to version 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the LDSS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c by avoiding a buffer over-read upon encountering a missing '\0' character.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-11362
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14615
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=f177008b04a530640de835ca878892e58b826d58
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-11362
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4217
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00019.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11362
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104308
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041036
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-25.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f177008b04a530640de835ca878892e58b826d58