Critical severity9.8OSV Advisory· Published Feb 8, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-6836
CVE-2018-6836
Description
The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark through 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
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Affected products
2- Range: backups/ethereal@18706, ethereal-0-3-15, ethereal-0.3.15, …
Patches
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References
4- code.wireshark.org/review/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- code.wireshark.org/review/nvdPatch
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitwebnvd
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