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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-02-08T07:00:00

Updated: 2018-02-08T06:57:01

Reserved: 2018-02-07T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2018-6836

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-08T07:29:01.197

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:00:35.130


Link: CVE-2018-6836

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