CVE-2024-0211

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0211
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-0211.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2024-0211
Downstream
Related
Published
2024-01-03T07:31:30.639Z
Modified
2025-11-30T10:52:47.533692Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
Details

DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/0xxx/CVE-2024-0211.json",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-835"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last affected
54eedfc63953c8180b5a9c60015917cce7a2548a

Affected versions

Other

backups/ethereal@18706
ethereal-0-3-15
start

ethereal-0.*

ethereal-0.3.15

v1.*

v1.11.0
v1.11.0-rc1
v1.11.1
v1.11.1-rc1
v1.11.2
v1.11.2-rc1
v1.11.3
v1.11.3-rc1
v1.11.4-rc1
v1.99.0
v1.99.0-rc1
v1.99.1
v1.99.10rc0
v1.99.1rc0
v1.99.2
v1.99.2rc0
v1.99.3
v1.99.3rc0
v1.99.4
v1.99.4rc0
v1.99.5
v1.99.5rc0
v1.99.6
v1.99.6rc0
v1.99.7
v1.99.7rc0
v1.99.8
v1.99.8rc0
v1.99.9
v1.99.9rc0

v2.*

v2.1.0
v2.1.0rc0
v2.1.1
v2.1.1rc0
v2.1.2rc0
v2.3.0rc0
v2.5.0
v2.5.0rc0
v2.5.1
v2.5.1rc0
v2.5.2rc0
v2.9.0
v2.9.0rc0
v2.9.1rc0

v3.*

v3.1.0
v3.1.0rc0
v3.1.1
v3.1.1rc0
v3.1.2rc0
v3.3.0
v3.3.0rc0
v3.3.1
v3.3.1rc0
v3.3.2rc0
v3.5.0
v3.5.0rc0
v3.5.1rc0
v3.7.0
v3.7.0rc0
v3.7.1
v3.7.1rc0
v3.7.2
v3.7.2rc0
v3.7.3rc0

v4.*

v4.1.0
v4.1.0rc0
v4.1.1rc0
v4.2.0
v4.2.0rc0
v4.2.0rc1
v4.2.0rc2
v4.2.0rc3

wireshark-1.*

wireshark-1.11.3
wireshark-1.99.0
wireshark-1.99.1
wireshark-1.99.2
wireshark-1.99.3
wireshark-1.99.4
wireshark-1.99.5
wireshark-1.99.6
wireshark-1.99.7
wireshark-1.99.8
wireshark-1.99.9

wireshark-2.*

wireshark-2.1.0
wireshark-2.1.1
wireshark-2.5.0

wireshark-4.*

wireshark-4.2.0
wireshark-4.2.0rc2

Git / gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Introduced
54eedfc63953c8180b5a9c60015917cce7a2548a
Fixed
cfe37f471da958cc32ee516ef5a60884d2dca07f
Database specific 
{
    "versions": [
        {
            "introduced": "4.2.0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "4.2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

v4.*

v4.2.0
v4.2.1rc0

wireshark-4.*

wireshark-4.2.0