What is CVE-2024-9781?

CVE-2024-9781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Foundation, classified under CWE-230. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-9781?

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

Is CVE-2024-9781 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Wireshark Foundation

CVE-2024-9781

AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

EPSS: 0.002 (38.8th 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 4.4.0, 4.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-230

Public proof-of-concept exploits

derrickhorton/programmatic-vulnerability-remediations

References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-13.html
GitLab Issue #20114 (issue-tracking, permissions-required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9781?: CVE-2024-9781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Foundation, classified under CWE-230. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-9781?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9781 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.