Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2024-8250

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96609

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-2024-8250

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 in NTLMSSP dissector. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets via the network and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Wireshark
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
Basesystem Module
Desktop Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Fedora
Oracle Solaris
libwsutil8
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark-debuginfo
wireshark-devel
libwscodecs1
libwscodecs1-debuginfo
libwireshark9
libwiretap7
wireshark-gtk-debuginfo
libwiretap7-debuginfo
wireshark
wireshark-gtk
libwsutil8-debuginfo
libwireshark9-debuginfo
wireshark-help
libwsutil13
wireshark-ui-qt
libwsutil13-debuginfo
libwireshark15-debuginfo
libwiretap12
libwireshark15
libwiretap12-debuginfo
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo
libwiretap14
libwireshark17
libwsutil15
libwsutil15-debuginfo
libwireshark17-debuginfo
libwiretap14-debuginfo

Install updates from vendor's website.

Wireshark - addressed in versions 4.0.17, 4.2.7
libwsutil8 - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
wireshark-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.16-48.57.1, 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1, 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.16-48.57.1, 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1, 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.16-48.57.1, 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1, 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwscodecs1 - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
libwscodecs1-debuginfo - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
libwireshark9 - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
libwiretap7 - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
wireshark-gtk-debuginfo - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
libwiretap7-debuginfo - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
wireshark - addressed in versions 2.4.16-48.57.1, 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1, 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark-gtk - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
libwsutil8-debuginfo - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
libwireshark9-debuginfo - update to 2.4.16-48.57.1
wireshark-help - update to 3.6.14-9
wireshark-devel - update to 3.6.14-9
wireshark-debugsource - update to 3.6.14-9
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 3.6.14-9
wireshark - update to 3.6.14-9
libwsutil13 - update to 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1
wireshark-ui-qt - addressed in versions 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1, 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwsutil13-debuginfo - update to 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1
libwireshark15-debuginfo - update to 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1
libwiretap12 - update to 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1
libwireshark15 - update to 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1
libwiretap12-debuginfo - update to 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1, 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
wireshark - addressed in versions 4.0.17-1.fc39, 4.2.7-1.fc40
libwiretap14 - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
libwireshark17 - 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
libwiretap14-debuginfo - update to 4.2.7-150600.18.11.1
Oracle Solaris - update to 11.4 SRU 77

• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-11.html

• Denial of service in Wireshark NTLMSSP dissector
• Fedora 39 update for wireshark
• Fedora 40 update for wireshark
• openEuler update for wireshark
• SUSE update for wireshark
• SUSE update for wireshark
• SUSE update for wireshark
• Oracle Solaris update for third-party components