CVE-2018-7321 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c had a large loop that was addressed by not proceeding with dissection after encountering an unexpected type.

Published: 2018-02-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-19053	In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c had a large loop that was addressed by not proceeding with dissection after encountering an unexpected type.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01723.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103158
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14379
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c784d551ad50864de1035ce54e72837301cf6aca
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-06.html

History

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Subscriptions

Wireshark Wireshark

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-02-23T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:24:12.015Z

Reserved: 2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7321

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-23T22:29:00.357

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:03:01.087

Link: CVE-2018-7321

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-834
Excessive Iteration

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