Wireshark up to 3.2.8/3.4.0 Kafka Protocol Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark up to 3.2.8/3.4.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kafka Protocol Dissector. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-26418. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 3.2.8/3.4.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Kafka Protocol Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was published 12/12/2020. The advisory is available at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-26418. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
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VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: gitlab.com

Timelineinfo

10/01/2020 🔍
12/12/2020 +72 days 🔍
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12/16/2020 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-26418 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26418
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166110

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2020 07:46
Updated: 12/16/2020 16:42
Changes: 12/12/2020 07:46 (39), 12/16/2020 16:36 (5), 12/16/2020 16:42 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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