Vulnerability · Published Jan 12, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2022-4345
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop 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 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Infinite loops in the BPv6, OpenFlow, and Kafka protocol dissectors 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-2022-4345 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4345 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4345 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | >=4.0.0, <4.0.2>=3.6.0, <3.6.10 |
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-09.html
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4345.json
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230208 [SECURITY] [DLA 3313-1] wireshark security update mailing-list
- FEDORA-2023-9ddb9b9757 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-f9e2ad8b73 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html