Vulnerability identifier: #VU60524

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0585

CWE-ID: CWE-835

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Wireshark.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to large loops in multiple dissectors including AMP, ATN-ULCS and possibly other ASN.1 PER dissectors, BP, GDSDB, OpenFlow v5, P_MUL, SoulSeek, TDS, WBXML, WSP and possibly other WAP dissectors, and ZigBee ZCL. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets over the network, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 3.6.0 - 3.6.1, 3.4.0 - 3.4.11

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External links
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-02.html
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17829
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17842
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17847
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17855
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17891
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17925
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17926
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17931
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17932
http://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17933

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.