7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-22173
Wireshark USB HID Denial of Service
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 17, 2021, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:30 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-22173 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22173 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Wireshark wireshark
1 Oracle zfs_storage_appliance
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-22173.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.json Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124 Exploit Third Party Advisory
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 Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.html Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-22173 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22173 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/
    Removed Reference GitLab Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html No Types Assigned https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GND3PIQC3KZALR227V4YUMPKJBA5BZG4/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NYXLKQJ3D632XSG6VO7M4YFDAG6GRCLY/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.json No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.json Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-401
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (excluding) 3.4.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-22173 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-22173 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} 0.04%

score

0.64900

percentile

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