Wireshark · Wireshark · CVE-2018-6836
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Wireshark versions prior to 2.4.5
**Description**
The issue is related to the `netmonrec comment destroy` function in `wiretap/netmon.c`, which performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, or possibly have other unspecified impacts on the system.
**Recommendations**
For Wireshark versions prior to 2.4.5, update to version 2.4.5 or later to resolve the issue.
At the moment, there is no information about other mitigation measures for this vulnerability.