CVE-2018-14438

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-14438
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-20 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-09-17 13:56:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wireshark Wireshark All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
14921 – SetSecurityDescriptorDacl MISC bugs.wireshark.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Wireshark CVE-2018-14438 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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