wireshark: null-deference read in RPCAP dissector
Published Feb 28, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.74%
Description
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the RPCAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rpcap.c by avoiding an attempted dereference of a NULL conversation.
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
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 2, 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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03735) | 89.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.70% (0.03703) | 88.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 5.08% (0.05075) | 89.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 7.55% (0.07546) | 90.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.08% (0.05075) | 88.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.36% (0.09364) | 87.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.08% (0.05075) | 89.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00836) | 82.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 22, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00620) | 78.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00571) | 75.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00734) | 77.82th | 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 | 9.45% (0.09448) | 86.95th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.45% (0.09448) | 86.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 77.89th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.27% (0.02273) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (14)
- 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-2019-9214 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15536 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1684115 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c557bb0910be271e49563756411a690a1bc53ce5 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9214
- 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-2019-9214
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-08.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
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