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CVSSv3

CVE-2018-6836

Published: 08/02/2018 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 668
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Vulnerability Summary

The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark up to and including 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

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Vendor Advisories

Red Hat: CVE-2018-6836
The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmonc in Wireshark through 244 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

CWE-763https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.chttps://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fefhttps://nvd.nist.govhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-6836
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