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CVE-2018-9265 (GCVE-0-2018-9265)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-04 07:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:17
VLAI
Summary
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-tn3270.c has a memory leak.
CWE
  • n/a
Date Public
2018-04-04 00:00
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