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GHSA-327R-5927-CJ2V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-21 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:31

Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Wireshark team Wireshark before v.4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the wsutil/to_str.c, and format_fractional_part_nsecs components.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CVE-2024-24479 (GCVE-0-2024-24479)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-21 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:29

Summary

A Buffer Overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the wsutil/to_str.c, and format_fractional_part_nsecs components. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because neither release 4.2.0 nor any other release was affected.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

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	https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/c37…
	https://gist.github.com/1047524396/c50ad17e9a1a18…
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-327R-5927-CJ2V

CVE-2024-24479 (GCVE-0-2024-24479)

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