SB2020121615 - Memory leak in Wireshark
Published: December 16, 2020 Updated: December 19, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020121615
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26419)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the dissection engine in Wireshark 3.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.