What is the severity of CVE-2018-7335?

CVE-2018-7335 has a medium severity due to the potential for crashing the Wireshark application.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7335?

To fix CVE-2018-7335, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.4.5 or later, or to any of the mentioned fixed versions.

Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-7335?

Wireshark versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 are affected by CVE-2018-7335.

What component of Wireshark does CVE-2018-7335 impact?

CVE-2018-7335 impacts the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark.

Is CVE-2018-7335 specific to any operating system?

CVE-2018-7335 is primarily a concern for Wireshark running on Debian systems.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-7335

high

7.5

23/2/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-7335

First published: Fri Feb 23 2018(Updated: )

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c by rejecting lengths that are too small.

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	>=2.2.0<=2.2.12
Wireshark Wireshark	>=2.4.0<=2.4.4
Debian GNU/Linux	=7.0
Debian GNU/Linux	=8.0
Debian GNU/Linux	=9.0

Remedy

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=a2901dcf45c9f1b07abfbf2a0b0cd654371d72a4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7335?
CVE-2018-7335 has a medium severity due to the potential for crashing the Wireshark application.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7335?
To fix CVE-2018-7335, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.4.5 or later, or to any of the mentioned fixed versions.
Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-7335?
Wireshark versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 are affected by CVE-2018-7335.
What component of Wireshark does CVE-2018-7335 impact?
CVE-2018-7335 impacts the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark.
Is CVE-2018-7335 specific to any operating system?
CVE-2018-7335 is primarily a concern for Wireshark running on Debian systems.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7335?
CVE-2018-7335 has a medium severity due to the potential for crashing the Wireshark application.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7335?
To fix CVE-2018-7335, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.4.5 or later, or to any of the mentioned fixed versions.
Which versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-7335?
Wireshark versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 are affected by CVE-2018-7335.
What component of Wireshark does CVE-2018-7335 impact?
CVE-2018-7335 impacts the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark.
Is CVE-2018-7335 specific to any operating system?
CVE-2018-7335 is primarily a concern for Wireshark running on Debian systems.