Wireshark 4.2.0 DOCSIS Dissector recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 4.2.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component DOCSIS Dissector. Executing a manipulation can lead to recursion. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-0211. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark 4.2.0 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component DOCSIS Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

The weakness was released 01/03/2024. The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-0211. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207910 (Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207910). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 207910
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 4.2.1

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04/20/2025 +473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: 19557
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-0211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249556

Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2024 09:22
Updated: 04/20/2025 21:24
Changes: 01/03/2024 09:22 (47), 01/23/2024 09:55 (2), 01/23/2024 09:57 (12), 10/02/2024 22:06 (17), 10/03/2024 14:17 (1), 04/20/2025 21:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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