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 MIME Multipart dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c by correcting the deallocation of invalid MIME parts.
Published: 2020-10-06
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2547-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-18496 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6262-1 Wireshark vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00197}

epss

{'score': 0.00246}


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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Opensuse Leap
Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance Zfs Storage Appliance Firmware
Wireshark Wireshark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:49:06.024Z

Reserved: 2020-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-25863

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-06T15:15:15.333

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:18:55.813

Link: CVE-2020-25863

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-25863 - Bugzilla

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