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CVE-2024-9780: Missing Initialization of a Variable in Wireshark

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-10-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-456

Description

ITS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected products

• Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: 4.4.0

References

• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20026
• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-12.html

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