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CVE-2018-9256

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.

  • Published: Apr 4, 2018
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2018-9256
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
wireshark / wireshark 2.2.0 2.2.13.x
wireshark / wireshark 2.4.0 2.4.5.x
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x