VDB-254441 · CVE-2024-24479 · Nessus 215035

Wireshark up to 4.1.x wsutil/to_str.c format_fractional_part_nsecs buffer overflow

CVSS Meta Temp Score CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.	Current Exploit Price (≈) Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.	CTI Interest Score Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.3	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 4.1.x. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function format_fractional_part_nsecs of the file wsutil/to_str.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-24479. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wireshark up to 4.1.x (Packet Analyzer Software). This issue affects the function format_fractional_part_nsecs of the file wsutil/to_str.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Wireshark team Wireshark before v.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.

The weakness was released 02/21/2024 as c3720cff158c265dec2a0c6104b1d65954ae6bfd. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-24479 since 01/25/2024. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215035 (Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2025-837)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215035). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Packet Analyzer Software

Name

Wireshark

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳

Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Today	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

Nessus ID: 215035
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2025-837)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Wireshark 4.2.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/25/2024 🔍
02/21/2024 +27 days 🔍
02/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/06/2025 +351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: c3720cff158c265dec2a0c6104b1d65954ae6bfd
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-24479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-24479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254441

Entryinfo

Created: 02/21/2024 20:10
Updated: 02/06/2025 04:25
Changes: 02/21/2024 20:10 (42), 03/13/2024 10:26 (1), 08/02/2024 16:50 (15), 08/30/2024 06:00 (12), 02/06/2025 04:25 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.