CVE-2018-6836
CRITICALWireshark < 2.4.4 - Use-After-Free in netmonrec_comment_destroy
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0282
EPSS Percentile
84.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-763
Status
published
Products (1)
wireshark/wireshark
< 2.4.4
Published
Feb 08, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026