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CVE-2024-4853: Mismatched Memory Management Routines in editcap
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2024-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-762
Description
Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 39, 40
- Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: from 3.6.0 before 3.6.23; from 4.0.0 before 4.0.15; from 4.2.0 before 4.2.5 — fixed in 3.6.23, 4.0.15, 4.2.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Wireshark Foundation Wireshark 3.6.23, 4.0.15, 4.2.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19724
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-08.html
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19724
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/66H2BSENPSIALF2WIZF7M3QBVWYBMFGW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MKFJAZDKXGFFQPRDYLX2AANRNMYZZEZ/
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-08.html
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