CVE-2018-11360 Memory corruption in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-11360, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11360, GHSA-9wwh-334x-84pr, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11360.