wireshark: Missing recursion limit in epan/tvbparse.c can cause multiple dissectors to crash
Published Jan 11, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.74%
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth.
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: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 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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02744) | 85.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.04% (0.03040) | 85.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 75.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.01% (0.02012) | 72.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.00% (0.01005) | 75.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 72.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 70.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 68.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 61.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 57.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 65.16th | 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102504 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5336 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14253 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1534374 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4f4c95cf46ba6adbd10b09747e10742801bc706b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f6702e49a9720d173246668495eece6d77eca5b0 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-2018-5336
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5336
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4101 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.