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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.817031
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Security Update (wnpa-sec-2020-08) - Windows
Summary:Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists due to error in handling
of the 'BACapp' dissector.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation of this
vulnerability will allow remote attackers crash the wireshark

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 3.2.0 to 3.2.3, 3.0.0 to 3.0.10, 2.6.0 to 2.6.16.

Solution:
Update to version 3.2.4, 3.0.11, 2.6.17 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-11647
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-13
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16474
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=6f56fc9496db158218243ea87e3660c874a0bab0
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-07.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1188 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00026.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1199 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00038.html
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