CVE-2024-0208 (GCVE-0-2024-0208)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-03 07:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:50
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Title
Improper Handling of Missing Values in Wireshark
Summary
GVCP 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
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-230 - Improper Handling of Missing Values
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Affected: 4.2.0 , < 4.2.1 (semver)
Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.12 (semver)
Affected: 3.6.0 , < 3.6.20 (semver)
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