CVE-2020-17498

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.5, the Kafka protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-kafka.c by avoiding a double free during LZ4 decompression.

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=76afda963de4f0b9be24f2d8e873990a5cbf221b	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-10.html	Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16672	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-14	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AII7UYDPNKYE75AZL45M6HAV2COP7F6S/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/G7LO7DAPN33FL4JQ7DDPB76SIEFGMZSQ/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00035.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00038.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:::::::*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-08-13 09:15

Updated : 2022-09-02 08:31

NVD link : CVE-2020-17498

Mitre link : CVE-2020-17498

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CWE

CWE-415

Double Free

Products Affected

oracle

zfs_storage_appliance_kit

opensuse

leap

fedoraproject

fedora

wireshark

wireshark

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6.5 /10

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3 /10

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

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