CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-0585

Excessive Iteration

Published: Feb 18, 2022 | Modified: Nov 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
LOW
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Large loops in multiple protocol dissectors in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Weakness

The product performs an iteration or loop without sufficiently limiting the number of times that the loop is executed.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
WiresharkWireshark3.4.0 (including)3.4.12 (excluding)
WiresharkWireshark3.6.0 (including)3.6.2 (excluding)
WiresharkUbuntubionic*
WiresharkUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
WiresharkUbuntufocal*
WiresharkUbuntuimpish*
WiresharkUbuntukinetic*
WiresharkUbuntulunar*
WiresharkUbuntumantic*
WiresharkUbuntutrusty*
WiresharkUbuntutrusty/esm*
WiresharkUbuntuupstream*
WiresharkUbuntuxenial*

References