CVE-2020-15466

libwiretap10: In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.4, the GVCP dissector could go into an infinite loop

CVE-2020-15466 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by libwireshark-data 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released October 6, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0301
87th percentile

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.4, the GVCP dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-gvcp.c by ensuring that an offset increases in all situations.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libwireshark-data · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libwireshark-data 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
libwireshark13 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libwireshark13 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
libwiretap10 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libwiretap10 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
libwsutil11 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libwsutil11 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
tshark · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 tshark 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
wireshark · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 wireshark 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
wireshark-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 wireshark-common 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
wireshark-gtk · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 wireshark-gtk 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020
wireshark-qt · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 wireshark-qt 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Oct 6, 2020

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