What is CVE-2024-8645?

CVE-2024-8645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-8645?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wireshark

CVE-2024-8645

SPRT dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.5 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Wireshark
Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

cve@gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8645?: CVE-2024-8645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-8645?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.