CVE-2024-4854
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.4 Medium
- Published
- May 14, 2024
- Updated
- Mar 27, 2026
- Reserved
- May 14, 2024
Description
MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H | GitLab |
Weaknesses
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WiresharkWireshark Foundation |
|
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-07.html
- GitLab Issue #19726issue-trackingpermissions-required
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/15047
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/15499
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/66H2BSENPSIALF2WIZF7M3QBVWYBMFGW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MKFJAZDKXGFFQPRDYLX2AANRNMYZZEZ/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
Every record here comes from the CVE Program’s CVE List. © 1999–2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. The records are reproduced under the CVE Program terms of use.