Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.2.0,4.2.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.07% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-6144243
  • published4 Jan 2024
  • disclosed3 Jan 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0211  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.2.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion via the DOCSIS dissector. An attacker can cause a crash by injecting a specially crafted packet or providing a malformed capture file.

CVSS Scores

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