CVE-2024-9781 (GCVE-0-2024-9781)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-10 06:30 – Updated: 2026-03-27 13:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper Handling of Missing Values in Wireshark
Summary
AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-10 14:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-230 - Improper Handling of Missing Values
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-… | |
| https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20114 | issue-trackingpermissions-required |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark |
Affected:
4.4.0 , < 4.4.1
(semver)
Affected: 4.2.0 , < 4.2.8 (semver) |
guessed | |
| wireshark | wireshark |
Affected:
4.4.0 , < 4.4.1
(semver)
Affected: 4.2.0 , < 4.2.8 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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