CVE-2022-4345
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 12, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.6.10v < 4.0.23.6.0 ≤ v < 3.6.104.0.0 ≤ v < 4.0.2
Affected range stops below 3.6.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RDZMWIKH3L5JQZC6GSVOJ3N5UXNQPJGQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SGWIW6K64PKC375YAONYXKIVT2FDEDV3/
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-09.html
References (6)
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-4345.jsonSource: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-835
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