PT-2024-7626 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1

Published 2024-10-09 · Updated 2026-04-02 · CVE-2024-9780

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark version 4.4.0

Description The issue is related to a crash in the ITS dissector component of Wireshark, which can be triggered by packet injection or a crafted capture file, leading to a denial of service. This is due to a lack of buffer initialization.

Recommendations For Wireshark version 4.4.0, consider disabling the ITS dissector component as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to crafted capture files and avoid using packet injection to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-456

CWE-909

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-09067

CVE-2024-9780

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14396-1

SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1

Affected Products

Debian

Wireshark

References · 58

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/9xxx/CVE-2024-9780.json · Exploit
• 🔥 https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20026 · Exploit
• https://wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-12.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-9780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14396-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9780 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9780 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-9780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-9780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-09067 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1249090 · Note
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1256734 · Note