7.5

CVE-2018-19622: debian debian_linux Infinite Loop

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-19622DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19622
Published 29-11-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-19622 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5

Timeline

  1. 29-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c by preventing length overflows.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.24% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.6.5-1~ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.6.5-1~ubuntu16.04.0 | < 2.6.5-1~ubuntu18.04.0
Wireshark1 product
  • wireshark≥ 2.4.0, ≤ 2.4.10 | ≥ 2.6.0, ≤ 2.6.4

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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