CVE-2024-4854

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

Severity Score

6.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Los bucles infinitos de disección TLV de MONGO y ZigBee en Wireshark 4.2.0 a 4.2.4, 4.0.0 a 4.0.14 y 3.6.0 a 3.6.22 permiten la denegación de servicio mediante inyección de paquetes o archivo de captura manipulado

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

GitLab Inc.v3.1 6.4

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-05-14 CVE Reserved
2024-05-14 CVE Published
2024-08-29 CVE Updated
2024-08-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/15047
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/15499
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/66H2BSENPSIALF2WIZF7M3QBVWYBMFGW
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MKFJAZDKXGFFQPRDYLX2AANRNMYZZEZ
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-07.html

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Foundation Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark"				>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.5 Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.5"		en		Affected
Wireshark Foundation Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.0.15 Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.0.15"		en		Affected
Wireshark Foundation Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark"				>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.23 Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 3.6.0 < 3.6.23"		en		Affected