CVE-2018-6836
N/A
Published: February 8, 2018 at 07:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark through 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 2.4.4
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.cQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-763
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