CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-3724

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Dec 09, 2022 | Modified: Apr 22, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
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
MEDIUM

Crash in the USB HID protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file on Windows

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wireshark Wireshark 3.6.0 (including) 3.6.8 (including)
Wireshark Ubuntu bionic *
Wireshark Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Wireshark Ubuntu jammy *
Wireshark Ubuntu kinetic *
Wireshark Ubuntu lunar *
Wireshark Ubuntu trusty *
Wireshark Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Wireshark Ubuntu upstream *
Wireshark Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References