QID 376105

Date Published: 2021-11-25

QID 376105: Wireshark Bluetooth DHT dissector Large Loop Vulnerability (wnpa-sec-2021-10)

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 Bluetooth DHT dissector could go into a large loop.

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 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 - 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 376105

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    wnpa-sec-2021-10 URL Logo www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-10