NULL pointer dereference in Wireshark
CVE-2020-9429
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, the WireGuard dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wireguard.c by handling the situation where a certain data structure intentionally has a NULL value.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-06.html (Vendor Advisory)
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9429?
- CVE-2020-9429 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9429?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.