GLSA-202008-14 : Wireshark: Denial of service
medium Nessus Plugin ID 139890
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202008-14 (Wireshark: Denial of service)A double free error was discovered in Wireshark’s Kafka dissector.
Impact :
A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a malformed packet or enticing a user to read a malformed packet trace file, causing a Denial of Service.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/wireshark-3.2.6'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 139890
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202008-14.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 8/27/2020
Updated: 6/3/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-17498
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:wireshark, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-17498
GLSA: 202008-14
IAVB: 2020-B-0048-S