CVE-2024-0211: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
7.8
CVSS
Description
DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-0211
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
Vendor: Wireshark Foundation
Product: Wireshark
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 5.07% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-07 (when was this score calculated)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
SSVC Exploitation: poc
SSVC Technical Impact: total
SSVC Automatable: false
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0211https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-05.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19557