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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108464Broken Link
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15778Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b6e197da4c497e229ed3ebf6952bae5c426a820
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K06725231Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K06725231?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4133-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-19.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108464Broken Link
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15778Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b6e197da4c497e229ed3ebf6952bae5c426a820
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K06725231Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K06725231?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4133-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-19.htmlVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 23, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified