Resource exhaustion in Wireshark
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
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Wireshark Foundation — versions >=4.0.0, <4.0.2, >=3.6.0, <3.6.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-10.html (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4344.json (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4344?
- CVE-2022-4344 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4344?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.