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TI-2020-16147 Aliases CVE-2020-26419GHSA-mhq7-m27c-9qjm

Memory leak in Wireshark

Priority LOW 29CWE-401Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

Memory leak in the dissection engine in Wireshark 3.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02933 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Wireshark FoundationWireshark3.4.0—No fix listedCNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*32VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*33VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.8VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    The Wireshark Foundation Wireshark — FEDORA-2021-138674557c

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

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  • Advisory ·

    The Wireshark Foundation Wireshark — FEDORA-2021-f3011da665

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    Show all 4 records → Advisory →
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26419
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mhq7-m27c-9qjm

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 5

  • TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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