๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2024-0211

HIGH 7.8

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

CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
24th

DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

CWE CWE-835
Vendor wireshark foundation
Product wireshark
Published Jan 3, 2024
Last Updated Mar 27, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark
4.2.0 < 4.2.1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wireshark.org: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-05.html gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19557 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html