CVE-2018-6836

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

EPSS

3%p85

Published

Feb 8, 2018 (Feb 8, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: wireshark
Products: wireshark
Weakness: CWE-763
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.7%)

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