In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mmse.c by preventing length overflows.
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 | Jan 2, 2019 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-gnome | Jun 18, 2020 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-gnome | Apr 1, 2020 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Dec 28, 2018 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Dec 4, 2019 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Apr 30, 2021 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.6.5-11.4.5.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.6.5-11.4.5.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.6.5-11.4.5.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Feb 20, 2019 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Oct 5, 2022 | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoNo solution exists | Apr 1, 2020 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libmaxminddb0Upgrade spandsp-develUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libspandsp2Upgrade libmaxminddb-develUpgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade mmdblookupUpgrade libmaxminddb0-32bitUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libspandsp2-32bitUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwiretap10Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade spandsp-docUpgrade libwiretap7 | Dec 29, 2018 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.11Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.5 | Nov 30, 2018 | Nov 28, 2018 |
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