A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 4.0.15/4.2.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component SPRT Dissector. The manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-8645. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.