#VU60524 Infinite loop in Wireshark - CVE-2022-0585
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60524
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to large loops in multiple dissectors including AMP, ATN-ULCS and possibly other ASN.1 PER dissectors, BP, GDSDB, OpenFlow v5, P_MUL, SoulSeek, TDS, WBXML, WSP and possibly other WAP dissectors, and ZigBee ZCL. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets over the network, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Wireshark: 3.4.0 - 3.4.11, 3.6.0 - 3.6.1
External links
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-02.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17829
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17842
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17847
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17855
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17891
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17925
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17926
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17931
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17932
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17933
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
