In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.4 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.10, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by adjusting a buffer boundary.
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 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Dec 28, 2018 | Nov 28, 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 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libspandsp2-32bitUpgrade spandsp-develUpgrade libmaxminddb-develUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade libmaxminddb0-32bitUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade mmdblookupUpgrade libspandsp2Upgrade spandsp-docUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwiretap7Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libmaxminddb0 | Dec 29, 2018 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Nov 29, 2018 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.5Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.11 | Nov 30, 2018 | Nov 28, 2018 |
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