CVE-2018-6836 (GCVE-0-2018-6836)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-08 07:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:17
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Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-02-08 00:00
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