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CVE-2021-4186

Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet...

6.3 MediumFix available

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

2.31%Up 1.3 points since Dec 31, 2021
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Alpine:v3.15
3.4.0 up to 3.4.13-r0
3.4.13-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.16
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.17
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.18
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.19
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.20
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.21
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.22
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.23
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
wireshark
Alpine:v3.24
3.4.0 up to 3.4.11-r0
3.4.11-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Azure Linux:2
before 3.4.14-1
3.4.14-1
wireshark
TuxCare: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-cli
TuxCare: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-devel
TuxCare: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
Debian:12
before 3.6.0-1
3.6.0-1
wireshark
Debian:13
before 3.6.0-1
3.6.0-1
wireshark
Debian:14
before 3.6.0-1
3.6.0-1
wireshark
Debian: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
wireshark
Mageia:8
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 3.4.11-1.mga8
3.4.11-1.mga8
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
SUSE: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
wireshark
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1
3.6.8-150000.3.74.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.6.8-150000.3.74.1
3.6.8-150000.3.74.1
wireshark
Ubuntu: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
wireshark
Ubuntu: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
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1.12.1+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
wireshark
Ubuntu: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
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2.6.3-1~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
wireshark
Ubuntu: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
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2.6.4-2~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
wireshark
Ubuntu: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
wireshark
Ubuntu: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
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.6.8-2.1
3.6.8-2.1

History

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affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
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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

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