Security advisory

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  "id": "68297dbbb0293bec55bcfdcba2eacc1472f6c4497bcdeeda1df2b6d2ea4db31d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22173",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-22173",
    "summary": "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",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-22173",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-22173",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-22173"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "9733f173ea5e6255e8da208ef183210aa264d948"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6ae6cd335aa95178175fbb55034dda060c0b5f3c"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.4.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.4.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v3.4.3rc0",
            "wireshark-3.4.2",
            "v3.4.2",
            "v3.4.2rc0",
            "wireshark-3.4.1",
            "v3.4.1",
            "v3.4.1rc0",
            "wireshark-3.4.0",
            "v3.4.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-22173.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "9733f173ea5e6255e8da208ef183210aa264d948"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "6ae6cd335aa95178175fbb55034dda060c0b5f3c"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.4.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.4.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v3.4.3rc0",
            "wireshark-3.4.2",
            "v3.4.2",
            "v3.4.2rc0",
            "wireshark-3.4.1",
            "v3.4.1",
            "v3.4.1rc0",
            "wireshark-3.4.0",
            "v3.4.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-22173.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:44.777479082Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "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://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22173.json",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21",
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-01.html",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html",
        "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17124"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
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          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "fedoraproject:fedora",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "32"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "32"
                  },
                  {
                    "introduced": "33"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "33"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "cpes": [
              "cpe:2.3:o:oracle:zfs_storage_appliance:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "oracle:zfs_storage_appliance",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "range": [
                  {
                    "introduced": "8.8"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "8.8"
                  }
                ],
                "source": "CPE_STRING"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-22173",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441512,
  "published_at": "2021-02-17T15:15:13.14+00:00"
}