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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-10.html (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19559 (issue-tracking, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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.