CVE-2018-9271 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-multipart.c dissector. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating that an unauthenticated attacker could remotely trigger a denial-of-service condition with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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