Privilege escalation vulnerability in the create_app_running_mutex function in Wireshark - CVE-2018-14438| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:46732 | Date: (C)2018-07-20 (M)2023-12-02 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Wireshark through 2.6.2 and is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle the create_app_running_mutex function issue. Successful exploitation allows attackers to arbitrarily modify access control.
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
