CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-6836

The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark through 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

7.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

9.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef Issue Tracking Patch
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c Patch
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/ Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397 Exploit Issue Tracking
Configurations

Configuration 1

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

Published : 2018-02-08 07:29

Updated : 2020-08-24 05:37

NVD link : CVE-2018-6836

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6836

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-763