CVE-2022-3190

wireshark: f5ethtrailer Infinite loop in legacy style dissector

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Infinite loop in the F5 Ethernet Trailer protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.7 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Un bucle infinito en el disector del protocolo F5 Ethernet Trailer en Wireshark versiones 3.6.0 a 3.6.7 y 3.4.0 a 3.4.15, permite la denegación de servicio por medio de la inyección de paquetes o un archivo de captura diseñado

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. This issue occurs due to an Infinite loop in the F5 Ethernet Trailer protocol dissector in Wireshark, leading to a denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

*Credits: Jason Cohen

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-12 CVE Reserved
2022-09-13 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3190.json	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18307	2024-08-03
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-06.html	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CH4NUKZKPY4MFQHFBTONJK2AWES4DFDA	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YR5LIOF5VKS4DC2NQWXTMPPXOYJC46XC	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3190	2023-05-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2152061	2023-05-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				>= 3.4.0 < 3.4.16 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 3.4.0 < 3.4.16"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 3.6.0 < 3.6.8"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				36 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "36"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				37 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "37"		-		Affected