CVE-2018-11356 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.6.0, 2.4.0-2.4.6, and 2.2.0-2.2.14, specifically affecting the DNS dissector. This flaw, caused by a NULL pointer dereference when processing SRV records with empty names, could lead to a crash of the application. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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