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High
CVE-2019-12295
In Wireshark 3.0.0 to 3.0.1, 2.6.0 to 2.6.8, and 2.4.0...
Vulnerability Description
In Wireshark 3.0.0 to 3.0.1, 2.6.0 to 2.6.8, and 2.4.0 to 2.4.14, the dissection engine could crash. This was addressed in epan/packet.c by restricting the number of layers and consequently limiting recursion.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15778
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-19.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b6e197da4c497e229ed3ebf6952bae5c426a820
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108464
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K06725231
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4133-1/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K06725231?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00036.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
wireshark, debian linux, ubuntu linux, big-ip access policy manager, big-ip advanced firewall manager, big-ip analytics, big-ip application acceleration manager, big-ip application security manager, big-ip domain name system, big-ip edge gateway, big-ip fraud protection service, big-ip global traffic manager, big-ip link controller, big-ip local traffic manager, big-ip policy enforcement manager, big-ip webaccelerator
Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.0, 2.6.0, 3.0.0, 9.0, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 12.1.3.6, 13.1.1.2, 14.0.0.3, 14.1.0, 15.0.0, 15.1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 23rd, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.