Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting wireshark package, versions [,3.6.23)[4.0.0,4.0.15)[4.2.0,4.2.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-6860243
  • published16 May 2024
  • disclosed15 May 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 May 2024

CVE-2024-4854  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 3.6.23, 4.0.15, 4.2.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') during the dissector process. An attacker can cause a denial of service by injecting a malicious packet or using a crafted capture file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1