CVE-2018-14438
N/A
Published: July 20, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
In Wireshark through 2.6.2, the create_app_running_mutex function in wsutil/file_util.c calls SetSecurityDescriptorDacl to set a NULL DACL, which allows attackers to modify the access control arbitrarily.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.6.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104876x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14921Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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