CVE-2018-11357 describes an excessive memory consumption vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.6.0, 2.4.0-2.4.6, and 2.2.0-2.2.14, specifically within the LTP and other dissectors due to improper handling of negative lengths. This flaw carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a high availability impact through network-based attacks requiring no user interaction or privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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