Vulnerability · Published Sep 10, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2024-8645Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Wireshark
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Wireshark from Wireshark Foundation. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
SPRT dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.5 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 4.0.17-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8645 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.2.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8645 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.2.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8645 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wireshark | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-8645 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.2.0 – before 4.2.64.0.0 – before 4.0.16 |
Weakness: CWE-824 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-10.html
- GitLab Issue #19559 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html