CVE-2024-9781 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 through 4.2.7. The flaw resides in the AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissectors, which can be crashed by injecting malicious packets or processing a crafted capture file. Rated High with a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to a complete denial of service for affected Wireshark instances. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available, and minimal community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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