CVE-2018-5336
libwireshark11: In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash
CVE-2018-5336 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by libwireshark-data 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1, released August 29, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0274
86th percentile
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| libwireshark-data · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwireshark-data 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwireshark11 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwireshark11 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwiretap8 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwiretap8 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwscodecs2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwscodecs2 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| libwsutil9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | libwsutil9 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| tshark · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | tshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark-common 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark-gtk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark-gtk 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| wireshark-qt · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | wireshark-qt 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 | Aug 29, 2018 |