In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5, the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-6lowpan.c by avoiding use of a TVB before its creation.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 15, 2019 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Feb 14, 2019 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 2.6.6-11.4.6.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 2.6.6-11.4.6.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 2.6.6-11.4.6.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Feb 20, 2019 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libspandsp2Upgrade libmaxminddb0-32bitUpgrade libwiretap10Upgrade spandsp-develUpgrade libwsutil11Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade mmdblookupUpgrade spandsp-docUpgrade libmaxminddb0Upgrade libmaxminddb-develUpgrade libspandsp2-32bitUpgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-ui-qt | Mar 17, 2020 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 8, 2019 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.6 | Jan 10, 2019 | Jan 8, 2019 |
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