What is CVE-2024-8250?

CVE-2024-8250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2024-8250?

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

Is CVE-2024-8250 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2024-8250

NTLMSSP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.6 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.16 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Published 2024-08-29 · 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: 0.003 (22.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wireshark
Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-11.html (Vendor Advisory)
gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19943 (issue-tracking, Exploit, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8250?: CVE-2024-8250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2024-8250?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8250 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.