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Vulnerability · Published Mar 26, 2024 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2024-2955Mismatched Memory Management Routines 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 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20wireshark4.2.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-2955
Alpine:v3.21wireshark4.2.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-2955
Alpine:v3.22wireshark4.2.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-2955
Alpine:v3.23wireshark4.2.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-2955
Alpine:v3.24wireshark4.2.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2024-2955
Debian:12wireshark4.0.17-0+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2955
Debian:13wireshark4.2.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2955
Debian:14wireshark4.2.4-1DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2955
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSwiresharkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2024-2955

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark 4.2.0 – before 4.2.44.0.0 – before 4.0.14

Weakness: CWE-762 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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