Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5, the CQL dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c by checking for a nonzero number of columns.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d7a9501b0439a5dbf24016a95b4896170d789dc2
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14530
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-22.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
57.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (1)
wireshark/wireshark
2.4.0 - 2.4.5
Published
Apr 04, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026