CVE-2021-22173
published 2021-02-17CVE-2021-22173: Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
PriorityP335high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.41%
82.2th percentile
Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 3.4.3-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 3.4.3-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| oracle | zfs_storage_appliance | — | — |
| the_wireshark_foundation | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 3.4.3-1 | 3.4.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 3.4.3-1 | 3.4.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 3.4.3-1 | 3.4.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 3.4.3-1 | 3.4.3-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 3.4.0 < 3.4.3 | 3.4.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian3.7LOW
vendor_redhat3.7LOW
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Red Hat
wireshark: USB HID dissector memory leak
vendor_redhat·2021-01-29·CVSS 3.7
CVE-2021-22173 [LOW] CWE-400 wireshark: USB HID dissector memory leak
wireshark: USB HID dissector memory leak
Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Statement: Wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 is not affected by this flaw as the vulnerable code was introduced in a newer version of Wireshark.
Mitigation: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: wir
Debian
CVE-2021-22173: wireshark - Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of se...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 3.7
CVE-2021-22173 [LOW] CVE-2021-22173: wireshark - Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of se...
Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.4.3-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.4.3-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.4.3-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.4.3-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.4.3-1)
GHSA
GHSA-mxrc-pw88-9mfj: Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2021-22173 [HIGH] CWE-401 GHSA-mxrc-pw88-9mfj: Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3
Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
OSV
CVE-2021-22173: Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3
osv·2021-02-17·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2021-22173 [HIGH] CVE-2021-22173: Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3
Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.jsonhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.htmlhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.jsonhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.html
2021-02-17
Published