Crash in the EAP dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Weakness
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
Affected Software
| Name |
Vendor |
Start Version |
End Version |
| Wireshark |
Wireshark |
4.0.0 (including) |
4.0.2 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.
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