CVE-2018-6836 | BDVDB-2026-96271 Detail

Description#

The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark through 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397
https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-02-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.