PT-2022-23893

CVE-2022-3725

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Published

2022-10-27

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Updated

2025-09-29

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 3.6.0 through 3.6.8
Description The issue is related to a crash in the OPUS protocol dissector, which allows for denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file. This can be exploited by injecting packets or using a specially crafted capture file.
Recommendations For Wireshark versions 3.6.0 through 3.6.8, consider disabling the OPUS protocol dissector as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the OPUS protocol dissector to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
Weakness enumeration
Related identifiers
ALSA-2025_16880
ALT-PU-2023-1009
ALT-PU-2023-1036
ALT-PU-2023-1062
ALT-PU-2023-5823
OESA-2022-2078
OPENSUSE-SU-2022_4453-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14223-1
SUSE-SU-2022:4453-1
SUSE-SU-2022_4453-1
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