vulnerability
Wireshark : CVE-2022-4344 : Kafka dissector memory exhaustion
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 12, 2023 | Jan 13, 2023 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 12, 2023
Added
Jan 13, 2023
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Memory exhaustion in the Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.9 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Solutions
wireshark-upgrade-3_6_10wireshark-upgrade-4_0_2
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