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.
EPSS: 0.015 (72.4th 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
- Wireshark
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
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.