Vulnerability · Published Jan 3, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2024-0210Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Wireshark from Wireshark Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Zigbee TLV dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:13wireshark4.2.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0210
Debian:14wireshark4.2.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0210
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSwireshark4.2.2-1UBUNTU-CVE-2024-0210

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark 4.2.0 – before 4.2.1

Weakness: CWE-674 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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