VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-4185
Infinite loop in the RTMPT 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
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.77%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Infinite loop in the RTMPT 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
- 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
- 3.77% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · oracle/http server · oracle/zfs storage appliance kit
- Source
- cve@gitlab.com
References
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4185.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17745Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- 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/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-17.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4185.jsonThird Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17745Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
- 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/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-17.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.