Bug 2039029 (CVE-2021-4190, wnpa-sec-2021-22) - CVE-2021-4190 wireshark: Kafka dissector infinite loop
Summary: CVE-2021-4190 wireshark: Kafka dissector infinite loop
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2021-4190, wnpa-sec-2021-22
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2039030 2040144
Blocks: 2039018
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-01-10 18:23 UTC by Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz
Modified: 2023-07-07 08:29 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: wireshark 3.6.1
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An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash, or go into an infinite loop.
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Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2022-01-10 18:23:31 UTC 
Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

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https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-22.html
Comment 1 Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2022-01-10 18:24:01 UTC 
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2039030]
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