Wireshark up to 3.6.8 on Windows USB HID protocol dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 3.6.8 on Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component USB HID protocol dissector. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-3724. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 3.6.8 on Windows (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component USB HID protocol dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

The weakness was published 12/10/2022 as 18384. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-3724 since 10/27/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-43080). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
12/10/2022 +44 days 🔍
12/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
07/19/2026 +1317 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: 18384
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-3724 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3724
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215235
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2022 09:35
Updated: 07/19/2026 13:41
Changes: 12/10/2022 09:35 (41), 04/23/2025 02:29 (36), 05/07/2026 10:38 (1), 05/07/2026 10:41 (3), 07/19/2026 13:41 (2)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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