PT-2018-18935 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1

Published 2018-04-03 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-9257

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.5

Description The issue arises in the CQL dissector, which could enter an infinite loop. This was resolved by adding a check for a nonzero number of columns in the dissector code.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.5, update to a version where the fix has been applied, specifically where the code in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c has been modified to check for a nonzero number of columns.

Exploit

Fix

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-1549

CVE-2018-9257

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Wireshark

References · 301

• 🔥 https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14530 · Exploit
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-01494 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01273 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10895 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5721 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9257 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14340 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9266 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9261 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9268 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01258 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-18227 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-9257 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-9271 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-02574 · Security Note