CVE-2018-14438
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
20/07/2018
Last modified:
17/09/2018
Description
In Wireshark through 2.6.2, the create_app_running_mutex function in wsutil/file_util.c calls SetSecurityDescriptorDacl to set a NULL DACL, which allows attackers to modify the access control arbitrarily.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.2 (including) |
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