CVE-2021-4186
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet...
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.3
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
CVE-2021-4186- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-34046
6.3
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
EUVD-2021-34046- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7c4g-8373-rcp3
7.5
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet...
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
GHSA-7c4g-8373-rcp3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74, CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.3
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
CVE-2021-4186- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2021-4186
7.5
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2021-4186- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVAZL-7421
7.5
CVE-2021-4186 affecting package wireshark for versions less than 3.4.14-1
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
AZL-7421- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSV
7.5
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
CVE-2021-4186- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-4186
7.5
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4186- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-4186
6.3
Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4186- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1777370059 No score
wireshark: Fix of 7 CVEs
- CVE-2021-4181: sysdig event dissector SIGSEGV fix
- CVE-2021-4182: rfc7468 file parser infinite loop fix
- CVE-2021-4184: bt-dht endless loop fix
- CVE-2021-4186: gryphon NULL pkt_info dereference fix
- CVE-2021-4190: kafka dissector varint strictness fix
- CVE-2022-0581: cms dissector globals-scoping fix
- CVE-2022-0583: pvfs2 heap overflow OOB read fix
- Record
CLSA-2026-1777370059- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0004 No score
Updated wireshark packages fix security vulnerability
Several wireshark vulnerabilities have been fixed. See the release notes for details.
- Record
MGASA-2022-0004- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12329-1 No score
libwireshark15-3.6.8-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark15-3.6.8-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12329-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:3309-1 No score
Security update for wireshark
This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:
Updated to Wireshark 3.6.8:
- CVE-2022-3190: Fixed F5 Ethernet Trailer dissector infinite loop (bsc#1203388).
- CVE-2021-4186: Fixed Gryphon dissector crash (bsc#1194165).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2022:3309-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7552-1 No score
wireshark vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle recursion. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-39929)
Roman Donchenko discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle parsing certain files. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-4182)
It was discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle parsing certain files. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-4185, CVE-2022-0581)
It was discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle parsing certain files. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-4186)
Sharon Brizinov discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle parsing certain files. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0582, CVE-2022-0583, CVE-2022-0586)
Sharon Brizinov discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle parsing certain files. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-0585)
Jason Cohen discovered that Wireshark did not correctly handle parsing certain files. If a user or system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3190)
- Record
USN-7552-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkAlpine:v3.15 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.13-r0 | 3.4.13-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.16 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.17 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.18 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.19 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.20 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.21 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.22 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.23 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
wiresharkAlpine:v3.24 |
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0 | 3.4.11-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkAzure Linux:2 |
before 3.4.14-1 | 3.4.14-1 |
wiresharkTuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 1:3.4.10-4.el9.tuxcare.els7 | 1:3.4.10-4.el9.tuxcare.els7 |
wireshark-cliTuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 1:3.4.10-4.el9.tuxcare.els7 | 1:3.4.10-4.el9.tuxcare.els7 |
wireshark-develTuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 1:3.4.10-4.el9.tuxcare.els7 | 1:3.4.10-4.el9.tuxcare.els7 |
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 3.6.0-1 | 3.6.0-1 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 3.6.0-1 | 3.6.0-1 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 3.6.0-1 | 3.6.0-1 |
wiresharkDebian:11 From an advisory covering 47 CVEs |
before 3.4.16-0+deb11u1, plus listed versions 3.4.10-0+deb11u13.4.4-13.4.6-1~exp13.4.7-13.4.7-1~exp13.4.8-13.4.9-1 |
3.4.16-0+deb11u1 |
wiresharkMageia:8 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 3.4.11-1.mga8 | 3.4.11-1.mga8 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 | 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 | 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 | 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 |
wiresharkSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 | 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Leap 15.3 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 | 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 | 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1 |
wiresharkUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 3.0.5-13.0.7-13.2.1-13.2.2-13.2.3-13.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
wiresharkUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm3, plus listed versions 1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-1 Show 8 moreShow less1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.12.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.12.6.4-2~ubuntu14.04.12.6.5-1~ubuntu14.04.12.6.6-1~ubuntu14.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm2 |
2.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm3 |
wiresharkUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm2, plus listed versions 1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-12.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04 Show 7 moreShow less2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.12.6.4-2~ubuntu16.04.02.6.5-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.6-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm1 |
2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm2 |
wiresharkUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2, plus listed versions 2.4.2-12.4.3-12.4.4-12.4.5-12.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1 Show 6 moreShow less2.6.4-2~ubuntu18.04.02.6.5-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.6-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm1 |
2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2 |
wiresharkUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 3.0.5-13.0.7-13.2.1-13.2.2-13.2.3-13.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
wiresharkUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 3.4.7-1~exp13.4.9-13.6.2-1ubuntu13.6.2-2 |
3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 3.6.8-2.1 | 3.6.8-2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-4186 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Wireshark, published December 30, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 3.4.13-r0.
References
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-16.html
gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17737
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-4186.json
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R5AEK3XTOIOGCGUILUFISMGX54YJXWGJ
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q6XGBKWSQFCVYUN4ZK3O3NJIFP3OAFVT
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4186
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Q6XGBKWSQFCVYUN4ZK3O3NJIFP3OAFVT
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R5AEK3XTOIOGCGUILUFISMGX54YJXWGJ
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7c4g-8373-rcp3
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-4186
errata.tuxcare.com/els_os/almalinux9.2esu/CLSA-2026-1777370059.html
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4186
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0004.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29832
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-16
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-17
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-18
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-20
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-21
wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.4.11.html
wireshark.org/news/20211229.html
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223309-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1194165
bugzilla.suse.com/1203388
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4186
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3190
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4186
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-4186
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7552-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4182
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4185
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39929
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0581
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0582
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0583
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0585
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0586
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3190