Wireshark 4.4.0 ITS Dissector DoS via Packet Injection/Crafted Capture
CVE-2024-9780 Published on October 10, 2024
Missing Initialization of a Variable in Wireshark
ITS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-9780 is exploitable 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-2024-9780. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Missing Initialization of a Variable
The software does not initialize critical variables, which causes the execution environment to use unexpected values.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-9780
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Affected Versions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark:- Version 4.4.0 and below 4.4.1 is affected.
- Version 4.4.0 and below 4.4.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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