In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
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 | Oct 31, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Dec 28, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.6.4-11.4.3.0.1.4.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.6.4-11.4.3.0.1.4.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.6.4-11.4.3.0.1.4.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Nov 19, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade mmdblookupUpgrade libspandsp2Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade spandsp-develUpgrade libmaxminddb-develUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade spandsp-docUpgrade libmaxminddb0-32bitUpgrade libmaxminddb0Upgrade libspandsp2-32bitUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-ui-qt | Mar 17, 2020 | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.4 | Oct 15, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 |
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