Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-11356 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
wireshark
debian
CWE-476
nessus

Summary

In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the DNS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by avoiding a NULL pointer dereference for an empty name in an SRV record.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DLA-1634.NASL
    descriptionSeveral issues in wireshark, a tool that captures and analyzes packets off the wire, have been found by different people. These are basically issues with length checks or invalid memory access in different dissectors. This could result in infinite loops or crashes by malicious packets. For Debian 8
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2019-01-16
    plugin id121193
    published2019-01-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/121193
    titleDebian DLA-1634-1 : wireshark security update
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_WIRESHARK_2_6_1.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Wireshark installed on the remote MacOS/MacOSX host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.15, 2.4.x prior to 2.4.7, or 2.6.x prior to 2.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110268
    published2018-05-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110268
    titleWireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.15 / 2.4.x < 2.4.7 / 2.6.x < 2.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (MacOS)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2018-520.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark fixes the following issues : Minor vulnerabilities that could be used to trigger dissector crashes or cause excessive memory use by making Wireshark read specially crafted packages from the network or capture files (boo#1094301) : - CVE-2018-11356: DNS dissector crash - CVE-2018-11357: Multiple dissectors could consume excessive memory - CVE-2018-11358: Q.931 dissector crash - CVE-2018-11359: The RRC dissector and other dissectors could crash - CVE-2018-11360: GSM A DTAP dissector crash - CVE-2018-11362: LDSS dissector crash This update to version 2.4.7 also contains bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.4.7.html
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-05-29
    plugin id110177
    published2018-05-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110177
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2018-520)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2019-399.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark fixes the following issues : Minor vulnerabilities that could be used to trigger dissector crashes or cause excessive memory use by making Wireshark read specially crafted packages from the network or capture files (boo#1094301) : - CVE-2018-11356: DNS dissector crash - CVE-2018-11357: Multiple dissectors could consume excessive memory - CVE-2018-11358: Q.931 dissector crash - CVE-2018-11359: The RRC dissector and other dissectors could crash - CVE-2018-11360: GSM A DTAP dissector crash - CVE-2018-11362: LDSS dissector crash This update to version 2.4.7 also contains bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.4.7.html
    last seen2020-05-31
    modified2019-03-27
    plugin id123176
    published2019-03-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/123176
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2019-399)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-D1CFA444D2.NASL
    descriptionNew version 2.6.1, contains fixes for multiple CVEs. ---- Fixed undefined reference in tshark, corrected build flags usage Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2018-06-06
    plugin id110328
    published2018-06-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110328
    titleFedora 27 : 1:wireshark (2018-d1cfa444d2)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2018-2891-2.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark to version 2.4.9 fixes the following issues : Wireshark was updated to 2.4.9 (bsc#1094301, bsc#1106514). Security issues fixed : CVE-2018-16058: Bluetooth AVDTP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-44) CVE-2018-16056: Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-45) CVE-2018-16057: Radiotap dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-46) CVE-2018-11355: Fix RTCP dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14370: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-43, bsc#1101802) CVE-2018-14368: Bazaar dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-40, bsc#1101794) CVE-2018-11362: Fix LDSS dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-11361: Fix IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-11360: Fix GSM A DTAP dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14342: BGP dissector large loop (wnpa-sec-2018-34, bsc#1101777) CVE-2018-14343: ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-37, bsc#1101786) CVE-2018-14340: Multiple dissectors could crash (wnpa-sec-2018-36, bsc#1101804) CVE-2018-14341: DICOM dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-39, bsc#1101776) CVE-2018-11358: Fix Q.931 dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14344: ISMP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-35, bsc#1101788) CVE-2018-11359: Fix multiple dissectors crashs (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-11356: Fix DNS dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14339: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38, bsc#1101810) CVE-2018-11357: Fix multiple dissectors that could consume excessive memory (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14367: CoAP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-42, bsc#1101791) CVE-2018-11354: Fix IEEE 1905.1a dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14369: HTTP2 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-41, bsc#1101800) Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.4.9.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id118294
    published2018-10-22
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/118294
    titleSUSE SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:2891-2)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2018-3DFEE621AF.NASL
    descriptionNew version 2.6.1, contains fixes for multiple CVEs. ---- Fixed undefined reference in tshark, corrected build flags usage Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2019-01-03
    plugin id120367
    published2019-01-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120367
    titleFedora 28 : 1:wireshark (2018-3dfee621af)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2018-2891-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark to version 2.4.9 fixes the following issues : Wireshark was updated to 2.4.9 (bsc#1094301, bsc#1106514). Security issues fixed : CVE-2018-16058: Bluetooth AVDTP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-44) CVE-2018-16056: Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-45) CVE-2018-16057: Radiotap dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-46) CVE-2018-11355: Fix RTCP dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14370: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-43, bsc#1101802) CVE-2018-14368: Bazaar dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-40, bsc#1101794) CVE-2018-11362: Fix LDSS dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-11361: Fix IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-11360: Fix GSM A DTAP dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14342: BGP dissector large loop (wnpa-sec-2018-34, bsc#1101777) CVE-2018-14343: ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-37, bsc#1101786) CVE-2018-14340: Multiple dissectors could crash (wnpa-sec-2018-36, bsc#1101804) CVE-2018-14341: DICOM dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-39, bsc#1101776) CVE-2018-11358: Fix Q.931 dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14344: ISMP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-35, bsc#1101788) CVE-2018-11359: Fix multiple dissectors crashs (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-11356: Fix DNS dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14339: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38, bsc#1101810) CVE-2018-11357: Fix multiple dissectors that could consume excessive memory (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14367: CoAP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-42, bsc#1101791) CVE-2018-11354: Fix IEEE 1905.1a dissector crash (bsc#1094301). CVE-2018-14369: HTTP2 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-41, bsc#1101800) Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.4.9.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id117821
    published2018-09-28
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/117821
    titleSUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2020-0693-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark and libmaxminddb fixes the following issues : Update wireshark to new major version 3.2.2 and introduce libmaxminddb for GeoIP support (bsc#1156288). New features include : Added support for 111 new protocols, including WireGuard, LoRaWAN, TPM 2.0, 802.11ax and QUIC Improved support for existing protocols, like HTTP/2 Improved analytics and usability functionalities Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-19
    modified2020-03-16
    plugin id134625
    published2020-03-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/134625
    titleSUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2020:0693-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2018-1988-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark fixes vulnerabilities that could be used to trigger dissector crashes or cause dissectors to go into large infinite loops by making Wireshark read specially crafted packages from the network or capture files (bsc#1094301). This includes : - CVE-2018-11356: DNS dissector crash - CVE-2018-11357: Multiple dissectors could consume excessive memory - CVE-2018-11358: Q.931 dissector crash - CVE-2018-11359: The RRC dissector and other dissectors could crash - CVE-2018-11360: GSM A DTAP dissector crash - CVE-2018-11362: LDSS dissector crash Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-21
    modified2019-01-02
    plugin id120052
    published2019-01-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/120052
    titleSUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:1988-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2020-362.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark and libmaxminddb fixes the following issues : Update wireshark to new major version 3.2.2 and introduce libmaxminddb for GeoIP support (bsc#1156288). New features include : - Added support for 111 new protocols, including WireGuard, LoRaWAN, TPM 2.0, 802.11ax and QUIC - Improved support for existing protocols, like HTTP/2 - Improved analytics and usability functionalities This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
    last seen2020-03-26
    modified2020-03-20
    plugin id134755
    published2020-03-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/134755
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2020-362)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2018-2412-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for wireshark fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed : - bsc#1094301: Wireshark security update to 2.6.1, 2.4.7, 2.2.15 - CVE-2018-14339: MMSE dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-38, bsc#1101810) - CVE-2018-14341: DICOM dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-39, bsc#1101776) - CVE-2018-14343: ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-37, bsc#1101786) - CVE-2018-14344: ISMP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-35, bsc#1101788) - CVE-2018-14340: Multiple dissectors could crash (wnpa-sec-2018-36, bsc#1101804) - CVE-2018-14342: BGP dissector large loop (wnpa-sec-2018-34, bsc#1101777) - CVE-2018-14370: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-43, bsc#1101802) - CVE-2018-14369: HTTP2 dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-41, bsc#1101800) - CVE-2018-14367: CoAP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2018-42, bsc#1101791) - CVE-2018-14368: Bazaar dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-40, bsc#1101794) - CVE-2018-11355: Fix RTCP dissector crash (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11362: Fix LDSS dissector crash (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11361: Fix IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11360: Fix GSM A DTAP dissector crash (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11358: Fix Q.931 dissector crash (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11359: Fix multiple dissectors crashs (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11356: Fix DNS dissector crash (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11357: Fix multiple dissectors that could consume excessive memory (bsc#1094301). - CVE-2018-11354: Fix IEEE 1905.1a dissector crash (bsc#1094301). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id112015
    published2018-08-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/112015
    titleSUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:2412-1)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idWIRESHARK_2_6_1.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.15, 2.4.x prior to 2.4.6, or 2.6.x prior to 2.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id110269
    published2018-05-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/110269
    titleWireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.15 / 2.4.x < 2.4.7 / 2.6.x < 2.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities