CVE-2020-17498

wireshark: Kafka protocol dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2020-10)

Published Aug 13, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.5, the Kafka protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-kafka.c by avoiding a double free during LZ4 decompression.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-9446 In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.5, the Kafka protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-kafka.c by avoiding a double free during LZ4 decompression.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6262-1 Wireshark vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 2:00 PM
Reserved
Aug 12, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 13, 2020, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:59 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 12, 2020, 12:00 AM