CVE-2020-17498

MEDIUM

Wireshark 3.2.0-3.2.5 - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.5, the Kafka protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-kafka.c by avoiding a double free during LZ4 decompression.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16672
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-14
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00035.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00038.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 45.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (6)
fedoraproject/fedora 31
fedoraproject/fedora 32
opensuse/leap 15.1
opensuse/leap 15.2
oracle/zfs_storage_appliance_kit 8.8
wireshark/wireshark 3.2.0 - 3.2.6
Published Aug 13, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026