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CVE-2020-17498

MEDIUMEPSS 85th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.5, the Kafka protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-kafka.c by avoiding a double free during LZ4 decompression.

CWE-415

How to fix

Remediation Available
wiresharkDebian
Fixed in:3.2.6-1CVE-2020-17498
Fixed in:3.2.6-1CVE-2020-17498
Fixed in:3.2.6-1CVE-2020-17498
Fixed in:3.2.6-1CVE-2020-17498
libwireshark11Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm2USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
libwireshark13Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6262-1
tsharkUbuntu
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm2USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6262-1
wiresharkUbuntu
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm2USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6262-1
wireshark-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm2USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6262-1
wireshark-gtkUbuntu
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm2USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6262-1
wireshark-qtUbuntu
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm2USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm1USN-6262-1
Fixed in:3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6262-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.89%probability of exploitation in 30 days
85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

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