CVE-2018-9269 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 epan/dissectors/packet-giop.c component. This vulnerability carries a high severity CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and leading to high availability impact (denial of service). There is currently 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.2.0, <= 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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