High severity · published Feb 27, 2020
CVE-2020-9430
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0 to 3.0.8, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.14, the WiMax DLMAP dissector could crash
7.5
CVSS
2.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0 to 3.0.8, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.14, the WiMax DLMAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in plugins/epan/wimax/msg_dlmap.c by validating a length field.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.8% · higher than 86% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
30; 31; 32 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.1 · source: NVD
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
2.6.0 through 2.6.14; 3.0.0 through 3.0.8; 3.2.0 through 3.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9430
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9430
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html
Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16368
Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16383
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b98dc63701b1da1cc7681cb383dabb0b7007d73
code.wireshark.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=93d6b03a67953b82880cdbdcf0d30e2a3246d790
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.html
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