wireshark: IxVeriWave file parser crash
Published Jan 11, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.89%
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:R/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:M/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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01889) | 78.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.92% (0.01917) | 77.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.86% (0.00865) | 73.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 60.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 59.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 60.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.47% (0.00469) | 71.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102499 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5334 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14297 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534361 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc308c05ba0673460fe80873b22d296880ee996d x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00032.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5334
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5334
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102499 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5334 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14297 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534361 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dc308c05ba0673460fe80873b22d296880ee996d | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00032.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5334 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5334 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4101 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-03.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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