CVE-2020-28030 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.7, where a specially crafted GQUIC packet could cause the dissector to crash. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, potentially leading to a complete loss of availability for the affected Wireshark instance. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the flaw was addressed by correcting offset advancement in the GQUIC dissector.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.2.0, <= 3.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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