Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2024-2955

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87879

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-2024-2955

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 T.38 dissector. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Wireshark
Amazon Linux AMI
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
Anolis OS
Fedora
wireshark
wireshark-doc
wireshark-devel
wireshark-cli
wireshark-ui-qt
libwireshark17
libwsutil15-debuginfo
libwsutil15
libwireshark17-debuginfo
libwiretap14-debuginfo
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo
libwiretap14
wireshark-debuginfo

Install updates from vendor's website.

Wireshark - addressed in versions 4.0.14, 4.2.4
wireshark - update to 4.0.8-2
wireshark - addressed in versions 4.0.14-1.fc39, 4.2.4-1.fc40
wireshark-doc - update to 4.0.15-1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.0.15-1
wireshark-cli - update to 4.0.15-1
wireshark - update to 4.0.15-1
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
wireshark - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwiretap14 - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1

• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-06.html
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19695

• Denial of service in Wireshark T.38 dissector
• Fedora 39 update for wireshark
• Fedora 40 update for wireshark
• Amazon Linux AMI update for wireshark
• SUSE update for wireshark
• Anolis OS update for wireshark