Wireshark 4.0-4.2.0 IEEE1609.2 Dissector Crash (DoS) via Crafted Capture
CVE-2024-0209 Published on January 3, 2024
NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark
IEEE 1609.2 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-0209 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2024-0209. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. NULL pointer dereference issues can occur through a number of flaws, including race conditions, and simple programming omissions.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-0209
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Affected Versions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark:- Version 4.2.0 and below 4.2.1 is affected.
- Version 4.0.0 and below 4.0.12 is affected.
- Version 3.6.0 and below 3.6.20 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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