CVE-2021-39920 (GCVE-0-2021-39920)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-18 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:20
VLAI
Summary
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
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Null pointer dereference in Wireshark
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Affected: >=3.4.0, <3.4.10
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Credits
TODO
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