CVE-2024-4855 is a use-after-free vulnerability in editcap, a component of Wireshark, that could lead to a denial-of-service condition when processing a specially crafted capture file. This vulnerability primarily affects Fedora and Wireshark distributions. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to exploit, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.6.0, < 3.6.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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