What is the severity of CVE-2018-7419?

CVE-2018-7419 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability as it can cause the Wireshark application to crash.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7419?

To fix CVE-2018-7419, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 or later, or any of the fixed versions such as 2.4.10 or 4.0.6.

What versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-7419?

CVE-2018-7419 affects Wireshark versions from 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and from 2.4.0 to 2.4.4.

Which operating systems are impacted by CVE-2018-7419?

CVE-2018-7419 impacts Debian GNU/Linux versions 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 that have the affected versions of Wireshark installed.

What component of Wireshark does CVE-2018-7419 affect?

CVE-2018-7419 specifically affects the NBAP dissector in Wireshark.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-7419

high

7.5

CWE

665

23/2/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-7419

First published: Fri Feb 23 2018(Updated: )

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.4, the NBAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/nbap/nbap.cnf by ensuring DCH ID initialization.

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=bebd3a1f50b0a27738d8d3da5b33c1b392eb7273

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7419?
CVE-2018-7419 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability as it can cause the Wireshark application to crash.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7419?
To fix CVE-2018-7419, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 or later, or any of the fixed versions such as 2.4.10 or 4.0.6.
What versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-7419?
CVE-2018-7419 affects Wireshark versions from 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and from 2.4.0 to 2.4.4.
Which operating systems are impacted by CVE-2018-7419?
CVE-2018-7419 impacts Debian GNU/Linux versions 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 that have the affected versions of Wireshark installed.
What component of Wireshark does CVE-2018-7419 affect?
CVE-2018-7419 specifically affects the NBAP dissector in Wireshark.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-7419?
CVE-2018-7419 is considered to be a moderate severity vulnerability as it can cause the Wireshark application to crash.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7419?
To fix CVE-2018-7419, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 or later, or any of the fixed versions such as 2.4.10 or 4.0.6.
What versions of Wireshark are affected by CVE-2018-7419?
CVE-2018-7419 affects Wireshark versions from 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and from 2.4.0 to 2.4.4.
Which operating systems are impacted by CVE-2018-7419?
CVE-2018-7419 impacts Debian GNU/Linux versions 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 that have the affected versions of Wireshark installed.
What component of Wireshark does CVE-2018-7419 affect?
CVE-2018-7419 specifically affects the NBAP dissector in Wireshark.