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CVE-2021-4185
Infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and...
Vulnerability Description
Infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or 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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-17.html
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17745
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4185.json
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R5AEK3XTOIOGCGUILUFISMGX54YJXWGJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6XGBKWSQFCVYUN4ZK3O3NJIFP3OAFVT/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04
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Vulnerable Versions:
=3.6.0, >=3.4.0, <3.4.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 30th, 2021
Last Modified:
November 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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.