CVE-2020-9430 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 3.2.0-3.2.1, 3.0.0-3.0.8, and 2.6.0-2.6.14, where a malformed WiMax DLMAP dissector could lead to a crash. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially causing a complete loss of availability for the affected Wireshark instance. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.2.0, <= 3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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