CVE-2020-26418

LOWMonitor

Published:Dec 11, 2020(5 years ago)

Modified:Nov 21, 2024

Remote ExploitNo Auth Required

Vulnerability Description

Memory leak in Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

Attack Characteristics

Network AccessHigh ComplexityNo Auth NeededUser Interaction Required

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
wireshark	wireshark	3.2.0 - 3.2.8	-
wireshark	wireshark	-	-
fedoraproject	fedora	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Dec 11, 20205 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Nov 21, 20241 year ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-26418.j...Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/16739Exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.htmlMailing List

CVSS Score

v3.1

3.1/ 10.0

LOW

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

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

wireshark / wireshark

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-12Third Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-16.htmlVendor Advisory

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-26418.j...Third Party Advisory

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/16739Exploit

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.htmlMailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-12Third Party Advisory

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-16.htmlVendor Advisory

CVSS v3 Vector

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

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

Impact

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

Impact Analysis

ConfidentialityNone

NoneLowHigh

IntegrityNone

NoneLowHigh

AvailabilityLow

NoneLowHigh

CVE-2020-26418

✦ Vulnerability Description

Attack Characteristics

Affected Software

Timeline

References

CVSS Score

At a Glance

Official Sources

CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description