Vulnerability in Wireshark Foundation

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

EPSS: 0.000 (9.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-825

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-11.html
GitLab Issue #19943 (issue-tracking, permissions-required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8250?: CVE-2024-8250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Foundation, classified under CWE-825. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-28.
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.