CVE-2018-14367 Null dereference in n/a
A null pointer dereference in the CoAP dissector allows attackers to crash Wireshark by sending malicious packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-14367?
CVE-2018-14367 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 19 Jul 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 to 2.6.1 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, the CoAP protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-coap.c by properly checking for a NULL condition.
Weakness: CWE-252
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14367?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14367?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-14367 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14367 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14367, GHSA-5426-cch2-9rw5, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14367.