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CVE-2021-39920

Published: 18 November 2021

NULL pointer exception in the IPPUSB dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needs triage

focal Needed

hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Needed

kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
mantic Needed

trusty Needs triage

upstream Needs triage

xenial Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/72ad7d9cdd4384857eec31d7ae295a330aa2d0ff

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H