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Advisory Published
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CVE-2020-25863

First published: Tue Oct 06 2020(Updated: )

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 MIME Multipart dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c by correcting the deallocation of invalid MIME parts.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Wireshark Wireshark>=2.6.0<=2.6.20
Wireshark Wireshark>=3.0.0<=3.0.13
Wireshark Wireshark>=3.2.0<=3.2.6
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Firmware=8.8
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
ubuntu/wireshark<2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+
2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+
ubuntu/wireshark<3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~
ubuntu/wireshark<2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~
2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~
ubuntu/wireshark<2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+
2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+
ubuntu/wireshark<3.2.7-1
3.2.7-1
All of
Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Firmware=8.8
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance
debian/wireshark
2.6.20-0+deb10u4
2.6.20-0+deb10u8
3.4.10-0+deb11u1
4.0.11-1~deb12u1
4.2.2-1
4.2.2-1.1

Remedy

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/5803c7b87b3414cdb8bf502af50bb406ca774482

Remedy

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/16741

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html

Remedy

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-11.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-25863?

    CVE-2020-25863 is a vulnerability in Wireshark versions 3.2.0 to 3.2.6, 3.0.0 to 3.0.13, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.20 that could cause a crash in the MIME Multipart dissector.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-25863?

    To fix CVE-2020-25863, upgrade Wireshark to version 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+ (for Ubuntu 18.04), 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~ (for Ubuntu 20.04), 2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~ (for Ubuntu 14.04), 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+ (for Ubuntu 16.04), 3.2.7-1 (for Ubuntu upstream), or the latest available version for Debian.

  • How severe is CVE-2020-25863?

    CVE-2020-25863 is a vulnerability that could cause a crash in Wireshark and is rated as moderate severity.

  • What is the source of CVE-2020-25863?

    CVE-2020-25863 was discovered in Wireshark.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-25863?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-25863 at the following references: [GitLab Commit](https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/5803c7b87b3414cdb8bf502af50bb406ca774482), [GitLab Issue](https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/16741), [Wireshark Security Advisory](https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-11.html).

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