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CVE-2024-11596 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2024-11596

CVE-2024-11596

HIGH7.8

Buffer Over-read in Wireshark

Published Nov 21, 2024

Modified 3 weeks ago

Fix available

Details

ECMP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected Packages

Wireshark

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

4.2.94.4.2

References

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20214

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11596

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-15.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems(18)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedNov 21, 2024

ModifiedMar 27, 2026