CVE-2022-4344

Memory exhaustion in the Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.9 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Weakness

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Wireshark	Wireshark	3.0.0 (including)	3.6.10 (excluding)
Wireshark	Wireshark	4.0.0 (including)	4.0.2 (excluding)
Wireshark	Ubuntu	bionic	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	esm-apps/focal	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	esm-apps/jammy	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	focal	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	jammy	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	kinetic	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	trusty	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	trusty/esm	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	upstream	*
Wireshark	Ubuntu	xenial	*

Potential Mitigations

Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute – and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4344
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

References

CVE-2022-4344

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Weakness

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

Related Attack Patterns

References