Name: CVE-2021-22191: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
Published: 2021-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-22191, CWE-74, CVSS 6.3, EPSS 0.03669

Improper URL handling in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.3 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.11 could allow remote code execution via via packet injection or crafted capture file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	alpine-linux-upgrade-wireshark	Aug 22, 2024	Mar 15, 2021
Arch Linux	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	arch-linux-upgrade-latest	Jul 11, 2025	Mar 15, 2021
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-wireshark	Apr 4, 2022	Mar 15, 2021
Gentoo Linux	View advisory ↗	gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-wireshark	Jul 12, 2021	Mar 15, 2021
Oracle Solaris	View advisory ↗	oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-3-4-4-11-4-32-0-1-88-2oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-tshark-3-4-4-11-4-32-0-1-88-2oracle-solaris-11-4-upgrade-diagnostic-wireshark-wireshark-common-3-4-4-11-4-32-0-1-88-2	Apr 21, 2021	Mar 15, 2021
Suse	—	suse-upgrade-libqt5-qtmultimedia-develsuse-upgrade-libqt5-qtmultimedia-private-headers-develsuse-upgrade-libqt5multimedia5suse-upgrade-libsbc1suse-upgrade-libsbc1-32bitsuse-upgrade-libvirtsuse-upgrade-libvirt-adminsuse-upgrade-libvirt-clientsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemonsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-config-networksuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-config-nwfiltersuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-interfacesuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-libxlsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-lxcsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-networksuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-nodedevsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-nwfiltersuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-qemususe-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-secretsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storagesuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-coresuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disksuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-iscsisuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-logicalsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-mpathsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-rbdsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-scsisuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-hookssuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-lxcsuse-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-qemususe-upgrade-libvirt-daemon-xensuse-upgrade-libvirt-develsuse-upgrade-libvirt-docsuse-upgrade-libvirt-libssuse-upgrade-libvirt-lock-sanlocksuse-upgrade-libvirt-nsssuse-upgrade-libwireshark14suse-upgrade-libwireshark15suse-upgrade-libwiretap11suse-upgrade-libwiretap12suse-upgrade-libwsutil12suse-upgrade-libwsutil13suse-upgrade-sbcsuse-upgrade-sbc-develsuse-upgrade-wiresharksuse-upgrade-wireshark-develsuse-upgrade-wireshark-ui-qt	Jun 23, 2021	Mar 15, 2021
Wireshark	View advisory ↗View advisory ↗	wireshark-upgrade-3_2_12wireshark-upgrade-3_4_4	Mar 11, 2021	Mar 11, 2021

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