CVE-2018-7320: High severity Wireshark Wireshark vulnerability

Published Feb 23, 2018
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Updated

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, the SIGCOMP protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-sigcomp.c by validating operand offsets.

Affected Software

5 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<=2.2.12
Wireshark Wireshark>=2.4.0<=2.4.4
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/wireshark to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.6.20-0+deb10u4Fixed in 2.6.20-0+deb10u7Fixed in 3.4.10-0+deb11u1Fixed in 4.0.6-1~deb12u1Fixed in 4.0.10-1

Event History

Feb 23, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7320?

CVE-2018-7320 has a moderate severity as it can lead to crashes in Wireshark when processing certain SIGCOMP protocol packets.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-7320?

To fix CVE-2018-7320, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 or later, or to version 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 or later.

3

What versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-7320?

CVE-2018-7320 affects Wireshark versions from 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and from 2.2.0 to 2.2.12.

4

What protocol is exploited in CVE-2018-7320?

CVE-2018-7320 exploits the SIGCOMP protocol dissector in Wireshark.

5

Is CVE-2018-7320 specific to a certain operating system?

CVE-2018-7320 is observed in versions of Wireshark running on Debian GNU/Linux versions 8.0 and 9.0.

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