QID 375489

Date Published: 2021-04-26

QID 375489: Wireshark Protocol Memory Consumption Vulnerability (wnpa-sec-2021-04)

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer available for multiple operating systems. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network.

The MS-WSP dissector could consume excessive amounts of memory. Affected version:
Wireshark Version: 3.4.0 to 3.4.4, 3.2.0 to 3.2.12

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
Windows: wireshark.exe file version is checked,
MAC OSX: Wireshark app version is checked.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Vendor has released a patch for Wireshark 3.4.5, 3.2.13 or later addressing this vulnerability.
For more details please visit Wireshark 3.4.5.Wireshark 3.2.13

Vendor References

wnpa-sec-2021-04 - www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-04.html

CVEs related to QID 375489

CVE-2021-22207 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
wireshark-3.2.13			www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.2.13.html
wireshark-3.4.5			www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.4.5.html

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