VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-14339

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.47%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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, the MMSE dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/proto.c by adding offset and length validation.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Primary references