Buffer overflow in Wireshark
CVE-2024-24479
A Buffer Overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the wsutil/to_str.c, and format_fractional_part_nsecs components. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because neither release 4.2.0 nor any other release was affected.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.013 (69.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 40
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/c3720cff158c265dec2a0c6104b1d65954ae6bfd (Patch)
- gist.github.com/1047524396/c50ad17e9a1a18990043a7cd27814c78 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-24479?
- CVE-2024-24479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-21.
- How severe is CVE-2024-24479?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-24479 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.