CVE-2020-26418

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Memory leak in Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

Una filtración de memoria en el disector de protocolo Kafka en Wireshark versión 3.4.0 y versiones 3.2.0 hasta 3.2.8, permite una Denegación de Servicio por medio de una inyección de paquetes o archivo de captura diseñado

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-10-01 CVE Reserved
2020-12-10 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-08-04 First Exploit
2024-11-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CAPEC

References (8)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-26418.json	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/16739	2024-08-04

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M75HYXU36SP6GHIDPHNZGJKEO6TX4C4Y	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHWDZPWQJMLK64VFDWJC5SEGPNH6Y72Z	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-12	2023-11-07
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-16.html	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				>= 3.2.0 <= 3.2.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 3.2.0 <= 3.2.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				3.4.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "3.4.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Zfs Storage Appliance Kit Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Zfs Storage Appliance Kit"				8.8 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Zfs Storage Appliance Kit" and version "8.8"		-		Affected