Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark USB HID Protocol Dissector
CVE-2022-3724

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 December 2022

What is CVE-2022-3724?

A vulnerability in the USB HID protocol dissector of Wireshark versions 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 could be exploited to cause a denial of service. This is achieved through the injection of specially crafted packets or using a malicious capture file, particularly on Windows systems. Users of these versions are advised to upgrade to the latest release to mitigate potential risks associated with this security issue.

Affected Version(s)

Wireshark >=3.6.0, <3.6.8

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-08.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18384
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

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CVE-2022-3724 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark USB HID Protocol Dissector