Infinite loops in the BPv6, OpenFlow, and Kafka protocol dissectors 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 contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 3.6.0 (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 | * |
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4345.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RDZMWIKH3L5JQZC6GSVOJ3N5UXNQPJGQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGWIW6K64PKC375YAONYXKIVT2FDEDV3/
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-09.html
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4345.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RDZMWIKH3L5JQZC6GSVOJ3N5UXNQPJGQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGWIW6K64PKC375YAONYXKIVT2FDEDV3/
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-09.html