Wireshark up to 3.6.8 OPUS Protocol Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wireshark up to 3.6.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OPUS Protocol Dissector. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-3725. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 3.6.8 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component OPUS Protocol Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

The weakness was disclosed 10/27/2022 as 18378. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-3725 since 10/27/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211118 (Fedora 37 : wireshark (2022-cf9ae8e4ff)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (211118). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211118
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : wireshark (2022-cf9ae8e4ff)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: 18378
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-3725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-212377

Entryinfo

Created: 10/27/2022 20:26
Updated: 05/07/2026 10:42
Changes: 10/27/2022 20:26 (50), 11/26/2022 07:48 (12), 11/17/2024 06:17 (16), 05/10/2025 05:16 (1), 05/07/2026 10:39 (1), 05/07/2026 10:42 (4)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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