wireshark wireshark CVE-2021-22222 vulnerability in Wireshark and Other Products
Published on June 7, 2021

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Infinite loop in DVB-S2-BB dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.5 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-22222 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

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Affected Versions

The Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Version >=3.4.0, <3.4.6 is affected by CVE-2021-22222

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.19%
Percentile
40.57%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.