github - ghsa-7xxh-v6v3-qwgx

ghsa-7xxh-v6v3-qwgx

Vulnerability from github

Published

2024-05-14 18:30

Modified

2025-11-04 00:30

Severity ?

3.6 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Details

Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file

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  "id": "GHSA-7xxh-v6v3-qwgx",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:30:48Z",
  "published": "2024-05-14T18:30:58Z",
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    },
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CVE-2024-4853 (GCVE-0-2024-4853)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2024-05-14 00:03

Modified

2025-11-03 22:22

Severity ?

3.6 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CWE

CWE-762 - Mismatched Memory Management Routines

Summary

Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-08.html
	https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19724	issue-tracking, permissions-required

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Wireshark Foundation	editcap	Version: 4.2.0 ≤ Version: 4.0.0 ≤ Version: 3.6.0 ≤

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