CVE-2021-4190
wireshark: Kafka dissector infinite loop
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 29, 2021
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash, or go into an infinite loop.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation