Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark by The Wireshark Foundation
CVE-2022-0583

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 February 2022

What is CVE-2022-0583?

A vulnerability exists in the PVFS protocol dissector in Wireshark versions 3.4 and 3.6, enabling attackers to exploit crafted packets or capture files. This flaw can trigger crashes, potentially disrupting service and compromising the reliability of network analysis tools.

Affected Version(s)

Wireshark >=3.6.0, <3.6.2 < 3.6.0, 3.6.2

Wireshark >=3.4.0, <3.4.12 < 3.4.0, 3.4.12

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-03.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17840
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Sharon Brizinov
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CVE-2022-0583 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark by The Wireshark Foundation