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CVE-2021-4190

Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture fi

Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0012
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-834Excessive Iteration
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Affected Products & Versions

3
wireshark>= 3.4.0 and < 3.4.12
wiresharkall versions
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocgitlab.com · 17811gitlab.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@gitlab.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD30 Dec 2021 · 10:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11707-1
msrcCVE-2021-4190
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2022:0375-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:0375-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4190.jsonThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6XGBKWSQFCVYUN4ZK3O3NJIFP3OAFVT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R5AEK3XTOIOGCGUILUFISMGX54YJXWGJ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04Third Party Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-22.htmlVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
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