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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVE-2024-4854

High
7.5/10

Summary

MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark allow Denial of Service via packet injection or crafted capture file. This issue affects Wireshark versions v3.6.0rc0 through v3.6.22, v4.0.0rc0 through v4.0.14 and v4.2.0rc0 through v4.2.4.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

Loops with multiple exits and flags detract from the quality of an application. They tend to make control structures difficult to understand, and introduce the risk of non-termination and other structural problems. The vulnerability “loop with unreachable exit condition” enables attackers to exploit this flaw, leading to denial of service.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published