CVE-2024-0209 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 4.2.0, 4.0.0 through 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 through 3.6.19, stemming from a crash in the IEEE 1609.2 dissector. This flaw can be triggered by injecting malicious packets or processing a specially crafted capture file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring no user interaction or privileges, and can lead to a complete denial of service. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.20CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.12CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.6.0, <= 3.6.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | 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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