CVE-2018-9260 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.4.0-2.4.5 and 2.2.0-2.2.13, specifically within the IEEE 802.15.4 dissector, which could lead to a crash. This flaw, categorized as CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation), was addressed by ensuring a necessary allocation step. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), it has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and a high impact on availability, though it does not affect confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.5CPE 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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