CVE-2021-22173
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.41%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 84
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (3)
CWE
- CWE-401
Referencias
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.json
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.html
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.json
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.html
JSON original (NVD)
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