Bug 2265433 (CVE-2024-24479) - CVE-2024-24479 wireshark: Buffer Overflow via wsutil/to_str.c and format_fractional_part_nsecs results in Denial of Service
Summary: CVE-2024-24479 wireshark: Buffer Overflow via wsutil/to_str.c and format_frac...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-24479
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2265434
Blocks: 2265430
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2024-02-22 01:24 UTC by Patrick Del Bello
Modified: 2024-03-14 19:22 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: wireshark 4.2.0
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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.
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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]
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