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CVE-2024-11596

Buffer Over-read

Published: Nov 21, 2024 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11596
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/126.html

ECMP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Weakness

The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WiresharkWireshark4.2.0 (including)4.2.9 (excluding)
WiresharkWireshark4.4.0 (including)4.4.2 (excluding)
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps-legacy/xenial*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/noble*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
WiresharkUbuntufocal*
WiresharkUbuntujammy*
WiresharkUbuntunoble*
WiresharkUbuntuoracular*
WiresharkUbuntutrusty/esm*
WiresharkUbuntuupstream*

References

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