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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-3725

Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

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7 Nov 2026, 01:58 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2022-3725

core-osv · Original source

Published 27 Oct 2022, 00:00 UTC

Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

osv:CVE-2022-3725
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3725",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2022-3725",
    "summary": "Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-3725",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2022-3725",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2022-3725"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "3a34e44d02c9c91f9f851bd6f29ff4505131b127"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "d25900c51508135ac54abfa66a7a07176cdee041"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.6.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "3.6.8"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            },
            {
              "repo": "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark",
              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "introduced": "3a34e44d02c9c91f9f851bd6f29ff4505131b127"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "d25900c51508135ac54abfa66a7a07176cdee041"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
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                        "introduced": "3.6.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.6.8"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StringRangeExpression"
                  },
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                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "wireshark-3.6.8",
            "v3.6.8",
            "v3.6.8rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.7",
            "v3.6.7",
            "v3.6.7rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.6",
            "v3.6.6",
            "v3.6.6rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.5",
            "v3.6.5",
            "v3.6.5rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.4",
            "v3.6.4",
            "v3.6.4rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.3",
            "v3.6.3",
            "v3.6.3rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.2",
            "v3.6.2",
            "v3.6.2rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.1",
            "v3.6.1",
            "v3.6.1rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.0",
            "v3.6.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-3725.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:48.856671279Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3725.json",
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-07.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3725.json",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OIEIFFZ27YKCTK5C2VT4OEQSHPQDBNSF/",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3725",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02",
        "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18378"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/3xxx/CVE-2022-3725.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2022-3725",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 517172,
  "published_at": "2022-10-27T00:00:00+00:00"
}