CVE-2018-18227
Publication date 12 October 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.9, the MS-WSP protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mswsp.c by properly handling NULL return values.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.6.4-2~ubuntu18.04.0
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.6.4-2~ubuntu16.04.0
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.6.4-2~ubuntu14.04.1
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |