CVE-2024-4853 — Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Foundation Editcap

CWE-762 — Mismatched Memory Management RoutinesCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-126 — Buffer Over-read7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA3.6
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.06%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Wireshark Foundation EditcapWiresharkFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedMay 14

Description

Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5wireshark_foundation/editcap4.2.0 — 4.2.5+2
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark3.6.0 — 3.6.23+2
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 3.4.16-0+deb11u1+3

Also affects: Fedora 39, 40

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
Mismatched Memory Management Routines in editcap↗2024-05-14
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GHSA
GHSA-7xxh-v6v3-qwgx: Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file↗2024-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2024-4853: Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file↗2024-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
wireshark: Editcap byte chopping crash↗2024-05-14
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Microsoft
Mismatched Memory Management Routines in editcap↗2024-05-14
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Debian
CVE-2024-4853: wireshark - Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted captu...↗2024
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