First published: Thu Nov 29 2018(Updated: )
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/wireshark | 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 2.6.20-0+deb10u7 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 4.0.10-1 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | >=2.4.0<=2.4.10 | |
Wireshark Wireshark | >=2.6.0<=2.6.4 | |
Debian GNU/Linux | =9.0 |
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CVE-2018-19627 has a medium severity rating due to the potential for crashes in the IxVeriWave file parser.
To fix CVE-2018-19627, update Wireshark to version 2.6.20 or later, or 2.4.10 for affected versions.
CVE-2018-19627 affects Wireshark versions 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10.
There is no known workaround for CVE-2018-19627; updating Wireshark is the best mitigation method.
CVE-2018-19627 impacts the IxVeriWave file parser within Wireshark.