vulnerability
Wireshark : CVE-2018-7421 : Large or infinite loops in multiple dissectors
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 23, 2018 | Apr 25, 2018 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 23, 2018
Added
Apr 25, 2018
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.12 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.4, the DMP dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dmp.c by correctly supporting a bounded number of Security Categories for a DMP Security Classification.
Solutions
wireshark-upgrade-2_2_13wireshark-upgrade-2_4_5
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