CVE-2024-4855 (GCVE-0-2024-4855)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-14 00:03 – Updated: 2026-03-27 13:56
VLAI
Title
Use After Free in editcap
Summary
Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file
Severity
CWE
- CWE-416 - Use After Free
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-… | |
| https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19782 | issue-trackingpermissions-required |
| https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19783 | issue-trackingpermissions-required |
| https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19784 | issue-trackingpermissions-required |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | editcap |
Affected:
4.2.0 , < 4.2.5
(semver)
Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.15 (semver) Affected: 3.6.0 , < 3.6.23 (semver) |
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Nomenclature
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