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Status published
Low
CVE-2024-4855
Use After Free in editcap
Vulnerability Description
Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Dawei Wang and Geng Zhou, from Zhongguancun Laboratory.
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Affected Vendor
Wireshark Foundation
View all reports →Affected Software
editcap
Vulnerable Versions:
4.2.0, 4.0.0, 3.6.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 14th, 2024
Last Modified:
March 27th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L