CVE-2018-9266

wireshark: memory leak in epan/dissectors/packet-isup.c

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Published Apr 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-isup.c has a memory leak.

Analysis

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Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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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-2018-20860	In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-isup.c has a memory leak.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.021% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14481
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9d3714e767cb104dcfa1647935fa5960b16bb8e1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9266
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9266
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html

History

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Subscriptions

Wireshark Wireshark

Weaknesses

CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 4, 2018, 7:00 AM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:57 PM
Reserved: Apr 4, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 4, 2018, 7:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:06 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Mar 6, 2018, 12:00 AM

Severity: Low
Public date: Mar 6, 2018, 12:00 AM

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