Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2024-9780
ITS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Published · last modified .
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: 0.002 (14.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.6% 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 — versions 4.4.0
- Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-12.html (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20026 (issue-tracking, Exploit, permissions-required, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9780?
- CVE-2024-9780 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under CWE-456. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-10.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9780?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9780 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.