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

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-8227581
  • published 17 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 10 Oct 2024
  • credit Unknown

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
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Snyk

Recommended
8.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Passive
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    High
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None