CVE-2024-24479

wireshark: Buffer Overflow via wsutil/to_str.c and format_fractional_part_nsecs results in Denial of Service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 21, 2024

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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.

Statement

The Wireshark package as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 8 and 9 is not affected by this vulnerability because the vulnerable code was introduced in a newer version of Wireshark.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer