FKIE_CVE-2021-22173

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-02-17 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:36
Severity
3.7 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
References
cve@gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.jsonThird Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/
cve@gitlab.comhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/
cve@gitlab.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21Third Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@gitlab.comhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.jsonThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.htmlVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark *
fedoraproject fedora 32
fedoraproject fedora 33
oracle zfs_storage_appliance 8.8
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:36:44.400",
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