CVE-2022-0585 Denial of service in Wireshark
Attackers can cause denial of service in Wireshark by injecting packets or providing crafted capture files that trigger large loops in protocol dissectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-0585?
CVE-2022-0585 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 18 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Large loops in multiple protocol dissectors in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Weakness: CWE-834
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0585?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0585?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-0585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-8635, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0585, GHSA-gpmp-x3gj-4qx8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0585.