#VU49034 Memory leak in Wireshark - CVE-2020-26419
Published: December 16, 2020 / Updated: December 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49034
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26419
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Software vendor:
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
Description
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.