Wireshark up to 3.2.8/3.4.0 RTPS Protocol Dissector memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark up to 3.2.8/3.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component RTPS Protocol Dissector. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-26420. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised 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 rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component RTPS Protocol Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 12/12/2020. The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-26420. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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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: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-26420 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26420
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166112

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2020 07:48
Updated: 12/16/2020 16:59
Changes: 12/12/2020 07:48 (39), 12/16/2020 16:54 (2), 12/16/2020 16:59 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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