| Name | CVE-2024-4853 |
| Description | Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | buster | 2.6.20-0+deb10u4 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 4.2.5-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 4.2.5-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-08.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19724