CVE-2019-12295
HIGH7.5EPSS 1.4%wireshark - security update
Published: 5/23/2019Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12295
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 2.6.8-1.1
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 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 |