vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2018-14340: Moderate: wireshark security and bug fix update (RHSA-2020:1047)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jul 19, 2018 | Apr 1, 2020 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 19, 2018
Added
Apr 1, 2020
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, dissectors that support zlib decompression could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbuff_zlib.c by rejecting negative lengths to avoid a buffer over-read.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-wiresharkredhat-upgrade-wireshark-debuginforedhat-upgrade-wireshark-develredhat-upgrade-wireshark-gnome
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