PT-2024-3998 · Wireshark+5 · Wireshark+5

Dawei Wang + 1 · Published 2024-05-14 · Updated 2025-03-11 · CVE-2024-4855

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use after free problem in the editcap component of Wireshark, which could lead to a denial of service when processing a crafted capture file. Specifically, the wtap dump close() function of the traffic analyzer is vulnerable to a use after free error, allowing an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-13962

ALT-PU-2024-8022

ALT-PU-2025-3923

AZL-43732

AZL-45372

BDU:2024-04417

CVE-2024-4855

MGASA-2024-0206

OESA-2024-1654

OESA-2024-1727

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13978-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_1865-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_2265-1

SUSE-SU-2024:1865-1

SUSE-SU-2024:2265-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Red Os

Suse

Wireshark

References · 40

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/4xxx/CVE-2024-4855.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19783 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19782 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19784 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:2265-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/message/66H2BSENPSIALF2WIZF7M3QBVWYBMFGW · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-45372 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2024-1654 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2024-0206 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4855 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4853 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-4855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-4855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:1865-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4854 · Security Note