HIGH
wireshark: memory leak in ui/failure_message.c
Published Apr 4, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.13%
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, ui/failure_message.c has a memory leak.
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.
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
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
5.3 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
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.
2.13% 0.02125
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02125
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 (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02125) | 81.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.17% (0.02165) | 79.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 49.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 48.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 43.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 39.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 36.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 65.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 62.06th | 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 (2)
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9274 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14489 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565833 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a x_refsource_MISC
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9274
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9274
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-9274 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14489 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1565833 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=211845aba4794720ae265c782cdffddae54a3e7a | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f38e895dfc0d97bce64f73ce99df706911d9aa07 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9274 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9274 | ||
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Apr 4, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Apr 4, 2018
Link CVE-2018-9274
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a