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CVE-2018-16057

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Radiotap dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c by validating iterator operations.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 17.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 17.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

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  • Wireshark fixed three flaws that can crash it via malicious packet trace filesSecurity Affairs

    The Wireshark team has addressed three serious vulnerabilities that could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker to crash the analyzer. The Wireshark development team has fixed three serious flaws that could be exploited by a remote unauthenticated attacker to trigger a DoS condition in the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. The three vulnerabilities […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comSep 3, 2018, 6:34 AM
  • Wireshark can be crashed via malicious packet trace filesHelp Net Security

    The Wireshark team has plugged three serious vulnerabilities that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash vulnerable installations. According to Cisco researchers, proof-of-concept (PoC) code that demonstrates an exploit of each of the vulnerabilities is publicly available. About the Wireshark DoS vulnerabilities Wireshark is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. The software is free and open source. The vulnerabilities – CVE-2018-16056, CVE-2018-16057 and CVE-2018-16058 – affect three components of Wireshark: the Bluetooth Attribute … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comAug 31, 2018, 4:01 PM

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