Infinite loop in Wireshark - CVE-2020-15466
Published: July 3, 2020 / Updated: July 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29492
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15466
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the GVCP dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted packet trace file to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15466
Install updates from vendor's website.