CVE-2024-9781: AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

PriorityP434high7.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.31%

22.6th percentile

AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	wireshark	< wireshark 3.4.16-0+deb11u2 (bullseye)	wireshark 3.4.16-0+deb11u2 (bullseye)
gitlab	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 3.4.16-0+deb11u2	3.4.16-0+deb11u2
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 4.4.1-1	4.4.1-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 4.4.1-1	4.4.1-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.8	4.2.8
wireshark_foundation	wireshark	>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.8	4.2.8
wireshark_foundation	wireshark	>= 4.4.0 < 4.4.1	4.4.1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

osv7.5HIGH

vendor_debian7.8HIGH

vendor_redhat7.8HIGH

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