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CVE-2018-16057

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-16057 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.6.0-2.6.2, 2.4.0-2.4.8, and 2.2.0-2.2.16, specifically within the Radiotap dissector. This flaw, addressed by validating iterator operations, could lead to a crash of the application. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it presents a network-exploitable vulnerability requiring no user interaction, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0345 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: wireshark-0:1.10.14-24.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: wireshark

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-16057Low

wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash

Aug 29, 2018

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory
bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
code.wireshark.org / review/gitweb
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4315
Third Party Advisory
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105174
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041609
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry