CVE-2020-9431
wireshark: LTE RRC dissector memory leak could result in excessive memory resource consumption
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 26, 2020
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A memory leak was discovered in Wireshark in the LTE RRC dissector. This issue allows an attacker to trigger the flaw by injecting special packets onto the wire or by convincing a victim user into opening a malformed packet trace file.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption