CVE-2024-4854
wireshark: MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · May 15, 2024
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in the MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissectors of Wireshark. This issue occurs when decoding malformed packets from a pcap file or from the network, causing an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')