CVE-2018-14342: High severity wireshark vulnerability
Published Jul 19, 2018
·Updated
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the BGP protocol dissector could go into a large loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bgp.c by validating Path Attribute lengths.
Affected Software
4 affected components
Wireshark Wireshark>=2.2.0<=2.2.15
Wireshark Wireshark>=2.4.0<=2.4.7
Wireshark Wireshark>=2.6.0<=2.6.1
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Remediation
Event History
Jul 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2018-14342?
CVE-2018-14342 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for denial of service through infinite looping.
2
How do I fix CVE-2018-14342?
To fix CVE-2018-14342, update Wireshark to version 2.6.2 or later, or to version 2.4.8 or later.
3
Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-14342?
CVE-2018-14342 affects Wireshark versions from 2.2.0 to 2.6.1, including 2.4.0 to 2.4.7.
4
Is Debian affected by CVE-2018-14342?
Yes, Debian GNU/Linux version 8.0 is also affected by CVE-2018-14342.
5
What is the vulnerability type for CVE-2018-14342?
CVE-2018-14342 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.