CVE-2020-9428
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.0%
Description
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0 to 3.0.8, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.14, the EAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-eap.c by using more careful sscanf parsing.
How to fix CVE-2020-9428
To remediate CVE-2020-9428, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 3.2.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-9428 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 7.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.2.2-1
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 |