5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-26418
Wireshark Kafka Protocol Denial of Service
Description

Memory leak in Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-26418 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Oracle zfs_storage_appliance_kit
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Wireshark wireshark

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-26418 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-26418 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHWDZPWQJMLK64VFDWJC5SEGPNH6Y72Z/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M75HYXU36SP6GHIDPHNZGJKEO6TX4C4Y/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHWDZPWQJMLK64VFDWJC5SEGPNH6Y72Z/
    Removed Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M75HYXU36SP6GHIDPHNZGJKEO6TX4C4Y/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance_kit:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M75HYXU36SP6GHIDPHNZGJKEO6TX4C4Y/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M75HYXU36SP6GHIDPHNZGJKEO6TX4C4Y/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHWDZPWQJMLK64VFDWJC5SEGPNH6Y72Z/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHWDZPWQJMLK64VFDWJC5SEGPNH6Y72Z/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M75HYXU36SP6GHIDPHNZGJKEO6TX4C4Y/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHWDZPWQJMLK64VFDWJC5SEGPNH6Y72Z/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-12 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-16.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-16.html Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 26, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-12 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-26418.json No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2020/CVE-2020-26418.json Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/16739 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/16739 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-16.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-16.html Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2.0 up to (including) 3.2.8 *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-26418 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-26418 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.53 }} 0.07%

score

0.77603

percentile

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