CVE-2018-7420 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.2.0 through 2.2.12 and 2.4.0 through 2.4.4, where a malformed pcapng file could cause the application to crash. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability for the affected Wireshark instance. While the vulnerability is patched, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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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