Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Wireshark/Ethereal crash vulnerability. A specially crafted MIME multipart packet or capture could make vulnerable versions stop working, causing loss of packet analysis availability rather than data theft or system takeover. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems still running Ethereal/Wireshark or tshark versions 0.10.1 through 0.99.3, especially where analysts process untrusted traffic captures or live network data. Treat as a legacy hygiene issue unless vulnerable packet-analysis tools remain in use. Prioritize remediation for SOC, incident response, telecom, or network engineering systems that process untrusted captures. Mitigation focus: Identify and remove unsupported Ethereal/Wireshark 0.10.1 through 0.99.3 installations.; Upgrade affected tooling to a vendor-supported fixed release per Wireshark or OS vendor guidance.; Avoid opening untrusted packet captures on vulnerable analyst workstations..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- wireshark-mime-dos(29844)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9740CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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