# CVE-2024-9781: Improper Handling of Missing Values in Wireshark

> Attackers can cause Wireshark to crash via crafted packets or capture files, disrupting network analysis sessions.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 27 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-9781, GHSA-752v-9q7h-jp65, SUSE-SU-2024:3615-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9781

## What is CVE-2024-9781?

CVE-2024-9781 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 10 Oct 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

AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Weakness: CWE-230 (Improper Handling of Missing Values)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-9781?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `wireshark` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 | All versions | 4.2.8-150600.18.14.1 |
| `wireshark` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6 | All versions | 4.2.8-150600.18.14.1 |
| `wireshark` | openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 4.2.8-150600.18.14.1 |

Products: Wireshark Wireshark.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-9781?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-9781 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9781 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark

- [CVE-2011-0444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0444/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-2994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2994/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-2995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2995/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1266/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1210/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-9781 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-9781 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 10 Oct 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-9781 exists.

Affected product: Wireshark Wireshark. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9781/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9781/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9781
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9781
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-9781

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9781/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.