CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-14438

In Wireshark through 2.6.2, the create_app_running_mutex function in wsutil/file_util.c calls SetSecurityDescriptorDacl to set a NULL DACL, which allows attackers to modify the access control arbitrarily.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14921 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104876 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-07-20 12:29

Updated : 2018-09-17 01:56

NVD link : CVE-2018-14438

Mitre link : CVE-2018-14438

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20