HIGH
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v6.c had an infinite loop that was addressed by validating property lengths
Published Feb 23, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.17%
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v6.c had an infinite loop that was addressed by validating property lengths.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.17% 0.02174
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02174
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02174) | 81.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.30% (0.02298) | 80.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 54.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 53.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 44.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00139) | 47.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103158 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14420 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=563989f888e51258edb9a27db56124bdc33c9afe x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-06.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103158 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14420 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=563989f888e51258edb9a27db56124bdc33c9afe | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-06.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 23, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Feb 22, 2018
Link CVE-2018-7327
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a