CVE-2018-5336

wireshark: Missing recursion limit in epan/tvbparse.c can cause multiple dissectors to crash

Published Jan 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1258-1 wireshark security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4101-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-17115 In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:33 AM
Reserved
Jan 11, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 11, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:00 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 11, 2018, 12:00 AM