[ASA-202102-3] wireshark-cli: denial of service

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202102-3
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Severity: Low
Date    : 2021-02-06
CVE-ID  : CVE-2021-22173 CVE-2021-22174
Package : wireshark-cli
Type    : denial of service
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1510

Summary
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The package wireshark-cli before version 3.4.3-1 is vulnerable to
denial of service.

Resolution
==========

Upgrade to 3.4.3-1.

# pacman -Syu "wireshark-cli>=3.4.3-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 3.4.3.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
===========

- CVE-2021-22173 (denial of service)

A memory leak leading to denial of service has been found in Wireshark
before 3.4.3, in the USB HID dissector. It can be triggered by
injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to
read a malformed packet trace file.

- CVE-2021-22174 (denial of service)

A denial of service has been found in Wireshark before 3.4.3, in the
USB HID dissector. It can be triggered by injecting a malformed packet
onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace
file.

Impact
======

An attacker might be able to cause a denial of service by injecting a
malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a
malformed packet trace file.

References
==========

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-02
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/1812
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17165
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/merge_requests/1849
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-22173
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-22174

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