T.38 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2024-2955

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 March 2024

What is CVE-2024-2955?

A vulnerability in the T.38 dissector of Wireshark allows for a denial of service attack when an attacker injects specially crafted packets or uses a malicious capture file. Affected versions from 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 of Wireshark are susceptible to this issue, which can cause crashes and impede the application’s functionality. This presents a significant risk for users reliant on Wireshark for network analysis and monitoring.

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Affected Version(s)

Wireshark 4.2.0 < 4.2.4

Wireshark 4.0.0 < 4.0.14

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-06.html
broken-link
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19695
issue-tracking

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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