CVE-2018-19627 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions 2.6.0-2.6.4 and 2.4.0-2.4.10, specifically within its IxVeriWave file parser. This flaw, categorized as a Heap Out-of-Bounds Read (CWE-125), could lead to a denial of service due to a crash when processing a specially crafted file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it can be exploited remotely without user interaction, resulting in high availability impact. While a public exploit (EDB-45951) exists, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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