Wireshark up to 3.6.9/4.0.1 BPv6/OpenFlow/Kafka infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 3.6.9/4.0.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component BPv6/OpenFlow/Kafka. The manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-4345. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark up to 3.6.9/4.0.1 (Packet Analyzer Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component BPv6/OpenFlow/Kafka. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Infinite loops in the BPv6, OpenFlow, and Kafka protocol dissectors 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

The weakness was presented 01/12/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4345 since 12/07/2022. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207910 (Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.6.10 or 4.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207910). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / 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: 207910
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 3.6.10/4.0.2

Timelineinfo

12/07/2022 🔍
01/12/2023 +36 days 🔍
01/12/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/07/2026 +1211 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4345 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4345
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218063

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2023 08:00
Updated: 05/07/2026 10:41
Changes: 01/12/2023 08:00 (48), 02/04/2023 11:40 (11), 10/02/2024 19:09 (17), 04/28/2025 06:56 (3), 11/05/2025 15:52 (1), 05/07/2026 10:38 (2), 05/07/2026 10:41 (5)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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