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TI-2024-04515 Aliases CVE-2024-4855GHSA-9g56-qqc5-7rw9

Use After Free in editcap

Priority LOW 25CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00404 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial editcap (Wireshark Foundation): 4.2.5, 4.0.15, 3.6.23Red Hat: 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Wireshark Foundationeditcap4.2.0 to before 4.2.5; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.15; 3.6.0 to before 3.6.234.2.5, 4.0.15, 3.6.23Patch availableCNA
  • editcap VendorWireshark Foundation Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.5; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.15; 3.6.0 to before 3.6.23 Fixed in 4.2.5, 4.0.15, 3.6.23 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0 to before 3.6.23; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.15; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*39VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*40VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 to before 3.6.23; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.15; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 39 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 40 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA editcap (Wireshark Foundation) Fixed in 4.2.5, 4.0.15, 3.6.23

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Wireshark Foundation editcap 3.6.23, 4.0.15, 4.2.5

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-04513 Mismatched Memory Management Routines in editcapPriority LOW 25
    Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4855
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g56-qqc5-7rw9

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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