CVE-2021-4183 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-4183

Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows...

Vulnerability Description

Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Shaohua Li

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Affected Vendor

Wireshark Foundation

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Affected Software

Wireshark
Vulnerable Versions:
=3.6.0

Timeline

Official Publish: December 30th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.