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CVE-2024-8645

Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Wireshark

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

SPRT dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.5 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-09-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-09-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-10 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-11 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-824: Access of Uninitialized Pointer
CAPEC
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 < 4.2.6
Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.6"
en
Affected
Wireshark Foundation
Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation"
 Wireshark
Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark"
 >= 4.0.0 < 4.0.16
Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.0.16"
en
Affected