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CVE-2020-26422

Published: Dec 21, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-120
3.7LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
4.7%
Top 9.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Buffer overflow in QUIC dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-120

Affected Products

The Wireshark Foundation
oss-projectaka wireshark
WiresharkOn-premDesktop App
Security Products
wireshark
oss-project·US
wiresharkOn-premDesktop App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
zfs storage appliance kitOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-20.html
wireshark.org
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17073
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-26422.json
gitlab.com
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