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Memory Leak Affecting wireshark package, versions <3.4.1-r0

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.33% (71st percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE317-WIRESHARK-3144540
  • published 2 Feb 2021
  • disclosed 11 Dec 2020
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Introduced: 11 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-26419 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-401 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 wireshark to version 3.4.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory leak in the dissection engine in Wireshark 3.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

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