Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
Priority HIGH 69CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00543 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Wireshark (Wireshark Foundation): 4.2.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.2.0 to before 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Wireshark VendorWireshark Foundation Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.1 Fixed in 4.2.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Wireshark (Wireshark Foundation) Fixed in 4.2.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Wireshark 4.2.1
3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-00190 Uncontrolled Recursion in WiresharkPriority LOW 34
- TI-2024-00187 Out-of-bounds Read in WiresharkPriority LOW 34
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-0211
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xf55-65pg-x58p
References
Exploit 1
More Wireshark Foundation Wireshark vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-0211 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-0211 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xf55-65pg-x58p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-0211 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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