Improper Handling of Missing Values Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.2.0, 4.2.8)[4.4.0, 4.4.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-8227581
  • published17 Oct 2024
  • disclosed10 Oct 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 10 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-9781  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-230  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.2.8, 4.4.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Handling of Missing Values due to improper handling of missing values in the AppleTalk and RELOAD dissectors. An attacker can cause the application to crash by injecting specially crafted packets or by using a crafted capture file.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1