CVE-2024-0209 | BDVDB-2026-221012 Detail

Wireshark FoundationWireshark

Description#

IEEE 1609.2 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-01-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-03-27Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-01-03
Last modified: 2026-03-27

Vendor information

Vendor: Wireshark Foundation
Product: Wireshark

All Wireshark Foundation vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 47.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 4.2.0 and < 4.2.1
Fixed
4.2.1
Vulnerable
>= 4.0.0 and < 4.0.12
Fixed
4.0.12
Vulnerable
>= 3.6.0 and < 3.6.20
Fixed
3.6.20

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).