Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2018-19626 is a Wireshark denial-of-service issue. Opening or processing crafted traffic that reaches the DCOM dissector could crash affected Wireshark versions. This is mainly a reliability risk for analysts and monitoring workflows, not a documented data theft or system takeover issue in the provided sources. Exposure is most likely where analysts, SOC tooling, or packet-processing systems run affected Wireshark builds and inspect captures or live traffic containing DCOM data. Systems not using Wireshark, or using fixed vendor packages, are not indicated as exposed by the provided sources. Treat as routine remediation unless affected Wireshark is embedded in critical monitoring pipelines. Patch through normal vulnerability management, prioritizing SOC and forensics systems that process untrusted captures. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark beyond the affected 2.6.x and 2.4.x ranges.; Apply relevant distro security updates, including Debian or openSUSE packages where applicable.; Check Wireshark advisory WNPA-SEC-2018-52 for vendor-fixed versions..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-52.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190115 [SECURITY] [DLA 1634-1] wireshark security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15130CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-4359CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c5a65115ebab55cfd5ce0a855c2256e01cab6449CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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