wireshark: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38)
Published Jul 19, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.47%
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 (versions 1.8.10 and 1.10.14, respectively).
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.47% (0.03470) | 88.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.61% (0.03612) | 87.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02017) | 82.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.85% (0.00847) | 73.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 72.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00355) | 71.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 75.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00882) | 80.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00760) | 79.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.67% (0.00672) | 77.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00493) | 72.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 68.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 60.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 33.50th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 73.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104847 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041608 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14339 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14738 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1607325 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3b77c0a596a8071aebc1de71e3f79e5e15e919ca x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00045.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14339
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14339
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-38.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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