CVE-2018-7326 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 23 Feb 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An infinite loop in the LLTD dissector allows attackers to cause a denial of service in 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-2018-7326?

CVE-2018-7326 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 23 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-lltd.c had an infinite loop that was addressed by using a correct integer data type.

Weakness: CWE-835

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7326?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7326?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2018-7326 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7326 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7326, GHSA-7x3m-mxjp-769r, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7326.