Description
A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the pan/addr_resolv.c, and ws_manuf_lookup_str(), size components. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because neither release 4.2.0 nor any other release was affected.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/1047524396/369ba0ccffe255cf8142208b6142be2b
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19344
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZT2BX7UARZVVWKITSZMHW7BHXGIKRSR2/
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0275
EPSS Percentile
86.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
fedoraproject/fedora
40
wireshark/wireshark
< 4.2.0
Published
Feb 21, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026