Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2024-8645

Vulnerability identifier: #VU94091

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-2024-8645

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 SPRT 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
openEuler
wireshark-help
wireshark-devel
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark-debuginfo
wireshark
wireshark-ui-qt
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo
libwiretap14
libwiretap14-debuginfo
libwireshark17
libwsutil15
libwsutil15-debuginfo
libwireshark17-debuginfo

Install updates from vendor's website.

Wireshark - addressed in versions 4.0.16, 4.2.6
wireshark-help - update to 3.6.14-11
wireshark-devel - update to 3.6.14-11
wireshark-debugsource - update to 3.6.14-11
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 3.6.14-11
wireshark - update to 3.6.14-11
wireshark - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-ui-qt - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwiretap14 - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwiretap14-debuginfo - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwireshark17 - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-debugsource - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwsutil15 - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwsutil15-debuginfo - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwireshark17-debuginfo - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1

• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-10.html

• Denial of service in Wireshark SPRT dissector
• SUSE update for wireshark
• openEuler update for wireshark