CVE-2018-18226 describes a memory consumption vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.6.0 through 2.6.3, specifically within the Steam IHS Discovery dissector, affecting Debian and Wireshark products. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by consuming system memory over the network with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.3CPE 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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