Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2024-24478
An issue in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the packet-bgp.c, dissect_bgp_open(tvbuff_t*tvb, proto_tree*tree, packet_info*pinfo), optlen components. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because neither release 4.2.0 nor any other release was affected.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/80a4dc55f4d2fa33c2b36a99406500726d3faaef (Patch)
- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19347 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- gist.github.com/1047524396/e82c55147cd3cb62ef20cbdb0ec83694 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-24478?
- CVE-2024-24478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-24478?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.