CVE-2018-11354 Denial of service in n/a
A flaw in the IEEE 1905.1a dissector allows attackers to crash Wireshark via crafted packets, requiring a software update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-11354?
CVE-2018-11354 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 22 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Wireshark 2.6.0, the IEEE 1905.1a dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee1905.c by making a certain correction to string handling.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11354?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11354?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-11354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmr8-fp84-3x3x.