QID 376102

Date Published: 2021-11-25

QID 376102: Wireshark C12.22 Dissector Crash Vulnerability (wnpa-sec-2021-12)

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 C12.22 dissector could crash.

Affected version:
Wireshark Version: 3.4.0 to 3.4.9, 3.2.0 to 3.2.17

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    Vendor has released a patch for Wireshark 3.4.10, 3.2.18 or later addressing this vulnerability.
    For more details please visit Wireshark.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 376102

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    wnpa-sec-2021-12 URL Logo www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-12.html