VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-39928
NULL pointer exception in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.68%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
NULL pointer exception in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.68% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39928.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17704Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6AJFIYIHS3TYDD2EBYBJ5KKE52X34BJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YEWTIRMC2MFQBZ2O5M4CJHJM4JPBHLXH/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5019Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-13.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39928.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17704Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00015.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6AJFIYIHS3TYDD2EBYBJ5KKE52X34BJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YEWTIRMC2MFQBZ2O5M4CJHJM4JPBHLXH/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5019Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-13.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.