vulnerability

Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2021-39920: Medium priority package update for wireshark

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 17, 2021
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 8, 2025

Description

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
A NULL pointer exception flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed input in the IPPUSB dissector can cause a denial of service via a packet injection or a crafted capture file.

Solutions

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