Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark by The Wireshark Foundation

CVE-2021-4185

What is CVE-2021-4185?

An infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector of Wireshark allows attackers to cause a denial of service by injecting crafted packets or through specially designed capture files. This vulnerability impacts multiple versions of Wireshark, making it critical for users to ensure their software is up to date to mitigate potential exploits.

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