CVE-2018-16056

Description

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c by verifying that a dissector for a specific UUID exists.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.53% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory wireshark.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f98fbce64cb230e94a2cafc410a3cedad657b485
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4315	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105174	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041609	third party advisory vdb entry
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14994	issue tracking
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-45.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16056?: CVE-2018-16056 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16056?: To fix CVE-2018-16056, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-16056 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-16056 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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