#VU52506 Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2021-22207
Published: April 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52506
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22207
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Software vendor:
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets over the network or convince the victim to read a malformed packet trace file and consume excessive CPU resources, causing denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.