What is CVE-2024-0210?

CVE-2024-0210 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-0210?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2024-0210

Zigbee TLV dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Published 2024-01-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wireshark — versions 4.2.0
Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion

References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-04.html (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19504 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0210?: CVE-2024-0210 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-0210?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.