Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting wireshark package, versions [,4.4.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-8744680
  • published24 Feb 2025
  • disclosed20 Feb 2025
  • creditOSS-Fuzz

Introduced: 20 Feb 2025

NewCVE-2025-1492  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.4.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1