CVE-2019-12295
wireshark - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.4%
Description
In Wireshark 3.0.0 to 3.0.1, 2.6.0 to 2.6.8, and 2.4.0 to 2.4.14, the dissection engine could crash. This was addressed in epan/packet.c by restricting the number of layers and consequently limiting recursion.
How to fix CVE-2019-12295
To remediate CVE-2019-12295, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 2.6.8-1.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6.20-0+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2019-12295 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.6.8-1.1
- from 0, < 2.6.20-0+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |