Infinite loop Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.4.0,4.4.2)[4.2.0,4.2.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-8400924
  • published26 Nov 2024
  • disclosed21 Nov 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Nov 2024

NewCVE-2024-11595  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.4.2, 4.2.9 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop through the FiveCo RAP dissector. An attacker can cause the application to enter an infinite loop, consuming system resources indefinitely, by sending specially crafted packets or using a malicious capture file.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1