CVE-2018-9257

wireshark: infinite loop in the CQL dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c

Published Apr 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5, the CQL dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c by checking for a nonzero number of columns.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-20851 In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5, the CQL dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c by checking for a nonzero number of columns.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 5:58 PM
Reserved
Apr 4, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 4, 2018, 7:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:06 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 AM