CVE-2024-2955 Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Wireshark
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via crafted packets or capture files due to mismatched memory management routines in the T.38 dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-2955?
CVE-2024-2955 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 26 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2955?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
wireshark openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.2.4-1.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2955?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-2955 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2955 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as AZL-42523, AZL-42549, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2955, GHSA-gc85-62pw-52fp, MGASA-2024-0149, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-2955 and 1 more.