NULL pointer dereference in Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit

CVE-2020-25866

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.6 and 3.0.0 to 3.0.13, the BLIP protocol dissector has a NULL pointer dereference because a buffer was sized for compressed (not uncompressed) messages. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-blip.c by allowing reasonable compression ratios and rejecting ZIP bombs.

EPSS: 0.039 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25866?
CVE-2020-25866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Kit, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-25866?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-25866 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.