CVE-2024-24479

Description

A Buffer Overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the wsutil/to_str.c, and format_fractional_part_nsecs components. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because neither release 4.2.0 nor any other release was affected.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.46%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/c3720cff158c265dec2a0c6104b1d65954ae6bfd patch
https://gist.github.com/1047524396/c50ad17e9a1a18990043a7cd27814c78 third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZT2BX7UARZVVWKITSZMHW7BHXGIKRSR2/ vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-24479?
CVE-2024-24479 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-24479?
To fix CVE-2024-24479, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-24479 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-24479 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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