vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2021-4184: Medium priority package update for wireshark
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Dec 29, 2021 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Dec 29, 2021
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 7, 2025
Description
Infinite loop in the BitTorrent DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark's DHT dissector module. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash or go into an infinite loop.
An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark's DHT dissector module. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash or go into an infinite loop.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-cliamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-cli-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-devel
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