High severity · published Jan 3, 2024
CVE-2024-0209
IEEE 1609.2 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
7.5
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark
3.6.0 through 3.6.19; 4.0.0 through 4.0.11; 4.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0209
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0209
Exploit
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19501
Issue Tracking
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-02.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
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