CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
5Description
MEGACO dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 allows denial of service
Analysis
MEGACO dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 allows denial of service
Technical Context
A denial of service vulnerability allows an attacker to disrupt the normal functioning of a system, making it unavailable to legitimate users. This vulnerability is classified as Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) (CWE-835).
Affected Products
Affected products: Wireshark Wireshark
Remediation
Implement rate limiting and input validation. Use timeout mechanisms for resource-intensive operations. Deploy DDoS protection where applicable.
Priority Score
Vendor Status
Ubuntu
Priority: Medium| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| trusty | needs-triage | - |
| xenial | needs-triage | - |
| bionic | needs-triage | - |
| focal | needs-triage | - |
| jammy | needs-triage | - |
| noble | needs-triage | - |
| questing | needs-triage | - |
| upstream | needs-triage | - |
| plucky | ignored | end of life, was needs-triage |
Debian
| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | fixed | 3.4.16-0+deb11u2 | - |
| bullseye (security) | fixed | 3.4.16-0+deb11u2 | - |
| bookworm | vulnerable | 4.0.17-0+deb12u1 | - |
| bookworm (security) | vulnerable | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | - |
| trixie | fixed | 4.4.13-0+deb13u1 | - |
| trixie (security) | fixed | 4.4.13-0+deb13u1 | - |
| forky, sid | fixed | 4.6.4-1 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 4.6.2-1 | - |
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EUVD-2025-200732