Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting wireshark package, versions <3.4.11-r0
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.31% (70th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE317-WIRESHARK-3144648
- published 25 Mar 2022
- disclosed 30 Dec 2021
Introduced: 30 Dec 2021
CVE-2021-4184 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.17
wireshark
to version 3.4.11-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark
package and not the wireshark
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.17
relevant fixed versions and status.
Infinite loop in the BitTorrent DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-18.html
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4184.json
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17754
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R5AEK3XTOIOGCGUILUFISMGX54YJXWGJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6XGBKWSQFCVYUN4ZK3O3NJIFP3OAFVT/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6XGBKWSQFCVYUN4ZK3O3NJIFP3OAFVT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R5AEK3XTOIOGCGUILUFISMGX54YJXWGJ/