CVE-2018-11360: Buffer Overflow

Published May 22, 2018
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Updated

In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the GSM A DTAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-gsmadtap.c by fixing an off-by-one error that caused a buffer overflow.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
debian/wireshark
2.6.20-0+deb10u42.6.20-0+deb10u73.4.10-0+deb11u14.0.6-1~deb12u14.0.10-1
Wireshark Wireshark>=2.2.0<=2.2.14
Wireshark Wireshark>=2.4.0<=2.4.6
Wireshark Wireshark=2.6.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Event History

May 22, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11360?

CVE-2018-11360 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for crash and denial of service.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-11360?

You can mitigate CVE-2018-11360 by upgrading Wireshark to a patched version such as 2.6.20 or later.

3

Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-11360?

CVE-2018-11360 affects versions of Wireshark from 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, from 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and specifically 2.6.0.

4

What specific error was addressed in CVE-2018-11360?

CVE-2018-11360 was addressed by fixing an off-by-one error that caused a buffer overflow in the GSM A DTAP dissector.

5

Is CVE-2018-11360 related to any specific operating systems?

CVE-2018-11360 impacts Wireshark installations on various Debian Linux distributions including Debian 8 and 9.

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