CVE-2018-14370: wireshark Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-14370DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14370
Published 19-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-14370 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 3.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
3.44%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 7Timeline
- 19-07-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, the IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/crypt/airpdcap.c via bounds checking that prevents a buffer over-read.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 3.42% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score3.44%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- wireshark< 2.6.2-1
Ubuntu1 product
- wireshark< 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Wireshark1 product
- wireshark≥ 2.4.0, ≤ 2.4.7 | ≥ 2.6.0, ≤ 2.6.1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
10 links- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14686X Refsource CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor AdvisoryREPORT
- code.wireshark.org/review/…X Refsource CONFIRM