Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting wireshark package, versions <3.2.3-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WIRESHARK-1563674
  • published11 Apr 2020
  • disclosed10 Apr 2020

Introduced: 10 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-11647  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wireshark to version 3.2.3-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.2, 3.0.0 to 3.0.9, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.15, the BACapp dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bacapp.c by limiting the amount of recursion.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1