CVE-2022-3724 Denial of service in Wireshark
A crash in the USB HID dissector allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted packets or files in Wireshark.
- 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-2022-3724?
CVE-2022-3724 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 9 Dec 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
Crash in the USB HID protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file on Windows
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3724?
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-2022-3724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as GHSA-86q3-6wjf-3984, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3724.