CVE-2024-8250 Expired Pointer Dereference in Wireshark
An attacker can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via crafted packets or capture files due to an expired pointer dereference in the NTLMSSP 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-2024-8250?
CVE-2024-8250 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 28 Aug 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
NTLMSSP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.6 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.16 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8250?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
wireshark SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1 |
wireshark SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 | All versions | 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1 |
wireshark openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 3.6.24-150000.3.118.1 |
wireshark openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.2.7-1.1 |
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8250?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2024-8250 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8250 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as AZL-48338, AZL-48339, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-8250, GHSA-4xqj-427q-hf6q, MGASA-2024-0303, OESA-2024-2090 and 3 more.