Buffer Over-read Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.4.0,4.4.2)[4.2.0,4.2.9)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-8400925
  • published26 Nov 2024
  • disclosed21 Nov 2024
  • creditIvan Nardi

Introduced: 21 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-11596  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-126  (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 Buffer Over-read through the ECMP dissector process. An attacker can cause the application to crash by injecting malicious packets or using a specially crafted capture file.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1