Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2022-4345
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
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: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · 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-2022-09.html (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4345.json (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00007.html (mailing-list)
- 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-2022-4345?
- CVE-2022-4345 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4345?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.