vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-14438): wireshark vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 20, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 20, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
In Wireshark through 2.6.2, the create_app_running_mutex function in wsutil/file_util.c calls SetSecurityDescriptorDacl to set a NULL DACL, which allows attackers to modify the access control arbitrarily.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-wireshark
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