CVE-2018-18225 json
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the CoAP dissector could crash.
published 2018-10-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-9962
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the CoAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-coap.c by ensuring that the piv length is correctly computed.
Patch / fix
- wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.6.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18225
- wireshark Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.6.4-2~ubuntu14.04.1
- wireshark Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.6.4-2~ubuntu16.04.0
- wireshark Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.6.4-2~ubuntu18.04.0
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-18225
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- wireshark SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 +3 more 3.2.2-3.35.2
- spandsp SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 +3 more 0.0.6-3.2.1
- libmaxminddb SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 +2 more 1.4.2-1.3.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1
- wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.4.8-1.2
- wireshark openSUSE Leap 15.1 3.2.2-lp151.2.9.1
- spandsp openSUSE Leap 15.1 0.0.6-lp151.3.3.1
- libmaxminddb openSUSE Leap 15.1 1.4.2-lp151.3.3.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11513-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0362-1
- wireshark Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +13 more 2.6.4-r0
- wireshark Alpine 3.8, Alpine 3.7 2.4.10-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2018-18225
Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- wireshark-cli Arch Linux 2.6.4-1
arch linux advisories AVG-779
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2018-18225 updated cvss 5.3
wireshark: CoAP dissector crash
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark, wireshark-gnome Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wireshark, wireshark-gnome Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 wireshark, wireshark-clinot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-682 Incorrect Calculation
References
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bugs.wireshark.org
/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15172
issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2018/dsa-4359
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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wireshark.org
/security/wnpa-sec-2018-49.html
vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1041909
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/105583
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
- code.wireshark.org /review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b2bbd9fdf209911d94b23cc33f4daccbceb7fa8a
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-18225
- NVD CVE-2018-18225
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