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CVE-2024-11595:
Wireshark vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The FiveCo RAP dissector infinite loop vulnerability (CVE-2024-11595) affects Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8. This vulnerability was discovered through internal testing and was disclosed on November 20, 2024. The issue allows for a denial of service condition via packet injection or through a crafted capture file (Wireshark Advisory, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition - 'Infinite Loop'). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can cause Wireshark to consume excessive CPU resources, leading to a denial of service condition. The attack can be triggered either by injecting malformed packets into the network or by convincing a user to open a specially crafted packet trace file (Wireshark Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to upgrade to Wireshark versions 4.4.2, 4.2.9 or later to resolve this vulnerability (Wireshark Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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