CVE-2018-11360 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

An off-by-one error in the GSM A DTAP dissector allows attackers to cause a buffer overflow and crash Wireshark.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-11360?

CVE-2018-11360 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the GSM A DTAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c by fixing an off-by-one error that caused a buffer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11360?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11360?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-11360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-11360, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11360, GHSA-9wwh-334x-84pr, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11360.

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