wireshark: infinite loop in the CQL dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c
Published Apr 4, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.82%
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5, the CQL dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-cql.c by checking for a nonzero number of columns.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
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 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| 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
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:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 78.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01858) | 76.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 45.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00116) | 45.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 40.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 38.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 33.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 54.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9257 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14530 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565683 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d7a9501b0439a5dbf24016a95b4896170d789dc2 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9257
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9257
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-22.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9257 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14530 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565683 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d7a9501b0439a5dbf24016a95b4896170d789dc2 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9257 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9257 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-22.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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