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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

Type: advisorySources: OSV

FiveCo RAP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-11595
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 11:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Nov 2024, 09:30 UTC

FiveCo RAP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

osv:CVE-2024-11595
Complete source record
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  "id": "a7ad7aa88bb2e4323660e8230e727496a058e80e1de53a73e0eadc400692a06f",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-11595",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark",
    "summary": "FiveCo RAP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-11595",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2024-11595",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2024-11595"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "54eedfc63953c8180b5a9c60015917cce7a2548a"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "2acaabc9099cb3d7e5715776e00068ccfd07ac58"
                },
                {
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                {
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
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              ],
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                      }
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                  }
                ]
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v4.2.9rc0",
            "v4.4.2rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.8",
            "v4.2.8",
            "wireshark-4.4.1",
            "v4.4.1",
            "v4.2.8rc0",
            "v4.4.1rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.7",
            "v4.2.7",
            "wireshark-4.4.0",
            "v4.4.0",
            "v4.2.7rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.6",
            "v4.2.6",
            "v4.2.6rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.5",
            "v4.2.5",
            "v4.2.5rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.4",
            "v4.2.4",
            "v4.2.4rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.3",
            "v4.2.3",
            "v4.2.3rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.2",
            "v4.2.2",
            "v4.2.2rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.1",
            "v4.2.1",
            "v4.2.1rc0",
            "wireshark-4.2.0",
            "v4.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-11595.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:34.699918225Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-14.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/11xxx/CVE-2024-11595.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11595",
        "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20176"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
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        ],
        "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/11xxx/CVE-2024-11595.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2024-11595",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 502093,
  "published_at": "2024-11-21T09:30:54.899+00:00"
}