PT-2021-6885 · Wireshark+5 · Wireshark+5

CVE-2021-4185

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Published

2021-11-23

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Updated

2025-06-04

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.10 Wireshark version 3.6.0
Description The issue is related to an infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector, which can lead to a denial of service. This can be achieved via packet injection or a crafted capture file. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted packets, resulting in a denial of service.
Recommendations For Wireshark versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.10, consider disabling the RTMPT dissector as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. For Wireshark version 3.6.0, consider disabling the RTMPT dissector as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Infinite Loop

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2022-1005
ALT-PU-2022-1096
ALT-PU-2022-1368
ALT-PU-2022-1599
AZL-7420
BDU:2022-02437
CVE-2021-4185
DLA-2967-1
DLA-3906-1
MGASA-2022-0004
OESA-2022-1610
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0375-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2022_0375-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11703-1
SUSE-SU-2022:0375-1
USN-7552-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Linuxmint
Suse
Ubuntu
Wireshark