8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-22191
Wireshark Buffer Overflow
Description

Improper URL handling in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.3 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.11 could allow remote code execution via via packet injection or crafted capture file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:49 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-22191 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-2021-22191 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 Debian debian_linux
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-2021-22191.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
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-2021-03.html Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
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-2021-03.html Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Profile Photo
n0-traces/cve_monitor

Automatic monitor github cve using Github Actions

Python

Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
1 stars 57 fork 57 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1008 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-22191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22191 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
    Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-03.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html [No Types Assigned]
  • 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]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-03.html No Types Assigned https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-03.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-74
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.2.0 up to (including) 3.2.11 *cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.4.0 up to (including) 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-2021-22191 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-2021-22191 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-34: HTTP Response Splitting HTTP Response Splitting CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-84: XQuery Injection XQuery Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-105: HTTP Request Splitting HTTP Request Splitting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-273: HTTP Response Smuggling HTTP Response Smuggling
Exploit Prediction

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

1.48 }} 0.06%

score

0.86501

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: