wireshark: null-pointer dereference in TCAP dissector
Published Feb 28, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.86%
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the TCAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/asn1/tcap/tcap.cnf by avoiding NULL pointer dereferences.
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
Will not fix
| 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 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
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
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 | 3.86% (0.03863) | 89.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.86% (0.03863) | 88.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2026 | 6.37% (0.06373) | 91.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04385) | 88.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 6.59% (0.06586) | 90.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04385) | 87.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.16% (0.08156) | 86.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04385) | 88.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00620) | 79.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 0.60% (0.00595) | 77.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00595) | 75.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00458) | 71.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.31% (0.16306) | 92.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.22% (0.10225) | 87.52th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.22% (0.10225) | 87.37th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 78.74th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.48% (0.02476) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (15)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107203 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9208 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15464 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1685001 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3d1b8004ed3a07422ca5d4e4ee8097150b934fd2 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9208
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/35 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3986-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9208
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-07.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
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