What is CVE-2024-2955?

CVE-2024-2955 is a high-severity software vulnerability (CWE-762) with a CVSS score of 7.8. 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

Is CVE-2024-2955 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 1%.

What products does CVE-2024-2955 affect?

Tracked products affected include Wireshark. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2024-2955?

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2024-2955

HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · CWE-762

7.8CVSS HIGH

Summary

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

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Exploit probability (EPSS)1%

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products we track (1)

Wireshark

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-06.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q7TWJQKXOV4HYI5C4TWRKTN7B5YL7GTU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZD2MNS6EW2K2SSMN4YBGPZCC47KBDNEE/
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19695Exploit