CVE-2018-9257 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.5, where a crafted CQL packet could trigger an infinite loop in the CQL dissector. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this flaw is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a complete loss of availability (A:H) without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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