Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2024-0211

Vulnerability identifier: #VU84975

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0211

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the DOCSIS dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Wireshark
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Basesystem Module
Desktop Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
wireshark-devel
wireshark-debuginfo
libwiretap14
wireshark
wireshark-ui-qt
libwireshark17
libwsutil15-debuginfo
libwsutil15
libwireshark17-debuginfo
libwiretap14-debuginfo
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo

Install updates from vendor's website.

Wireshark - update to 4.2.1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwiretap14 - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-ui-qt - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwireshark17 - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwsutil15-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwsutil15 - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwireshark17-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwiretap14-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-debugsource - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1

• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-05.html
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19557

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark
• SUSE update for wireshark