wireshark: Radiotap dissector crash
Published Aug 30, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.51%
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Radiotap dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c by validating iterator operations.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark-0:1.10.14-24.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-0:1.10.14-24.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1047 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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 1, 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 (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.51% (0.03513) | 88.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.42% (0.03418) | 87.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 0.64% (0.00636) | 70.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.68% (0.01679) | 80.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.23% (0.03227) | 78.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.40% (0.01400) | 79.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 73.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 72.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 76.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00651) | 78.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 20, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00561) | 75.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00475) | 72.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 68.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00257) | 62.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 61.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00190) | 54.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 60.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 47.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16057 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15022 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625925 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621 x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16057
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16057
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
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