Wireshark 4.4.0 & 4.2.04.2.7 Appletalk/RELOAD DSCRASH via Packets (DoS)
CVE-2024-9781 Published on October 10, 2024
Improper Handling of Missing Values in Wireshark
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
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-9781 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-2024-9781. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Handling of Missing Values
The software does not handle or incorrectly handles when a parameter, field, or argument name is specified, but the associated value is missing, i.e. it is empty, blank, or null.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-9781
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Affected Versions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark:- Version 4.4.0 and below 4.4.1 is affected.
- Version 4.2.0 and below 4.2.8 is affected.
- Version 4.4.0 and below 4.4.1 is affected.
- Version 4.2.0 and below 4.2.8 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.