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wnpa-sec-2020-15 · GQUIC dissector crash

Summary

Name: GQUIC dissector crash

Docid: wnpa-sec-2020-15

Date: October 29, 2020

Affected versions: 3.2.0 to 3.2.8

Fixed versions: 3.4.0, 3.2.8

References:

Wireshark issue 16897.
CVE-2020-28030.

Details

Description

The GQUIC protocol dissector could crash.

Impact

It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 3.4.0, 3.2.8 or later.