vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2020-25862: wireshark -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 6, 2020 | Feb 8, 2021 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 6, 2020
Added
Feb 8, 2021
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.6, 3.0.0 to 3.0.13, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.20, the TCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c by changing the handling of the invalid 0xFFFF checksum.
Solution
debian-upgrade-wireshark
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