7.5

CVE-2018-16056: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16056DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16056
Published 30-08-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16056 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.45%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 7
DSA-4315-1MGASA-2018-0370OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1SUSE-SU-2018:2872-1SUSE-SU-2018:2889-1

Timeline

  1. 30-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c by verifying that a dissector for a specific UUID exists.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 3.38% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian2 products
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≥ 2.2.0, ≤ 2.2.16 | ≥ 2.4.0, ≤ 2.4.8 | ≥ 2.6.0, ≤ 2.6.2

3 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links