Vulnerability · Published Jan 11, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2022-4344
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in Wireshark from Wireshark Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Memory exhaustion in the Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.9 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 4.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4344 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4344 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4344 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | >=4.0.0, <4.0.2>=3.6.0, <3.6.10 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L