CVE-2024-9781

Summary

CVE-2024-9781 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions 4.2.0 to 4.4.0. The AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector in these versions is susceptible to crashing upon processing maliciously crafted packets or capture files. An attacker can exploit this issue by injecting packets or providing a crafted capture file to trigger the crash, causing a denial-of-service condition. This vulnerability may impact network investigations, as Wireshark is widely used for network troubleshooting and security analysis. Users are advised to update to a patched version of Wireshark to mitigate this risk.

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