Is CVE-2018-9272 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-9272 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-9272?

CVE-2018-9272 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-9272?

CVE-2018-9272 has an EPSS score of 2.06% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9272?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 2.4.6-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-9272

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-h223.c has a memory leak.

CWE-772

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:2.4.6-1CVE-2018-9272

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

bugs.wireshark.org

Vendor Advisory1

wireshark.org

Other references1

code.wireshark.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.