Wireshark Update
3062Warning Date
Severity Level
Warning Number
Target Sector
9 April, 2020
● Medium
2020-1117
All
Description:
Wireshark has released security update to address a vulnerability in the following versions:
- From 3.2.0 to 3.2.2
- From 3.0.0 to 3.0.9
- From 2.6.0 to 2.6.15
Threats:
Attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crashing BACapp dissector by Injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Best practice and Recommendations:
The CERT team encourages users to review Wireshark security advisory and apply the necessary update: