high7.5
CVE-2018-18226
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory.
Impact
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | from 2.6.0 through 2.6.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 9.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105583
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15171
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e920ddc3cad2886ef07ca1a8e50e2a5c50986f7
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105583
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041909
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15171
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6e920ddc3cad2886ef07ca1a8e50e2a5c50986f7
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4359
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48.html