In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the LTP dissector and other dissectors could consume excessive memory. This was addressed in epan/tvbuff.c by rejecting negative lengths.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jun 13, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | May 22, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 20, 2019 | May 22, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-0.175.3.33.0.5.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.6.1-0.175.3.33.0.5.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.6.1-0.175.3.33.0.5.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 18, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libmaxminddb0-32bitUpgrade libspandsp2-32bitUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libmaxminddb0Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libmaxminddb-develUpgrade libwireshark9Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libspandsp2Upgrade spandsp-develUpgrade libwiretap10Upgrade spandsp-docUpgrade libwsutil7Upgrade mmdblookup | May 26, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | May 22, 2018 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.7Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.1Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.15 | May 23, 2018 | May 22, 2018 |
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