Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the VLAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-vlan.c by limiting VLAN tag nesting to restrict the recursion depth.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14469Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f05c3b91f9571210b86576ee6284e71a3306109d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-19.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14469Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f05c3b91f9571210b86576ee6284e71a3306109d
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-19.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 4, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified