Bug 2265433 (CVE-2024-24479)

Summary:	CVE-2024-24479 wireshark: Buffer Overflow via wsutil/to_str.c and format_fractional_part_nsecs results in Denial of Service
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Patrick Del Bello <pdelbell>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	tkorbar
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	wireshark 4.2.0	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in Wireshark. This issue allows a remote attacker to trigger a buffer overflow in the format_fractional_part_nsecs function in the wsutil/to_str.c file, resulting in a denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2265434
Bug Blocks:	2265430

Description Patrick Del Bello 2024-02-22 01:24:58 UTC

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Wireshark team Wireshark before v.4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the wsutil/to_str.c, and format_fractional_part_nsecs components.

https://gist.github.com/1047524396/c50ad17e9a1a18990043a7cd27814c78
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark/commit/c3720cff158c265dec2a0c6104b1d65954ae6bfd

Comment 1 Patrick Del Bello 2024-02-22 01:25:13 UTC

Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2265434]