CVE-2018-6836 (GCVE-0-2018-6836)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-08 07:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark through 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wir… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wiresh… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/ | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2018-02-08 00:00
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