Improper URL handling in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.3 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.11 could allow remote code execution via via packet injection or crafted capture file.
Weakness
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 3.2.0 (including) | 3.2.11 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 3.4.0 (including) | 3.4.3 (including) |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | groovy | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/10.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/101.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/105.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/108.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/120.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/13.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/135.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/14.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/24.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/250.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/267.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/273.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/28.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/3.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/34.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/42.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/43.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/45.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/46.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/47.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/51.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/52.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/53.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/6.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/64.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/67.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/7.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/71.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/72.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/8.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/80.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/83.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/84.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/9.html
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-03.html
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-03.html