CVE-2018-9267 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 through 2.2.13, specifically within the packet-lapd.c dissector. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) can be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to a denial of service (availability impact) without requiring user interaction or privileges. 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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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