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CVE-2022-3725

Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via...

6.3 MediumFix available

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

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

1.07%Up 0.2 points since Oct 28, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.3

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

Record
CVE-2022-3725
CVSS 3.1
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43081 6.3

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

Record
EUVD-2022-43081
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-3r9v-jg25-4p3p 7.5

Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via...

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

Record
GHSA-3r9v-jg25-4p3p
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-787
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.3

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

Record
CVE-2022-3725
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
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.3

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

Record
CVE-2022-3725
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
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-3725 7.5

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

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3725
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
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OSVOESA-2022-2078 9.8

wireshark security update

Wireshark allows you to examine protocol data stored in files or as it is captured from wired or wireless (WiFi or Bluetooth) networks, USB devices, and many other sources. It supports dozens of protocol capture file formats and understands more than a thousand protocols.

Security Fix(es):

Crash in the PVFS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2022-0583)

Large loops in multiple protocol dissectors in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2022-0585)

Crash in the CMS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2022-0581)

Infinite loop in RTMPT protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2022-0586)

Unaligned access in the CSN.1 protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2022-0582)

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(CVE-2022-3725)

Record
OESA-2022-2078
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3725 6.3

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

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3725
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
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14223-1 No score

libwireshark17-4.2.6-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark17-4.2.6-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14223-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:4453-1 No score

Security update for wireshark

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

Update to version 3.6.10:

  • CVE-2022-3725: OPUS dissector crash (bsc#1204822).
  • Multiple dissector infinite loops (bsc#1206189).
  • Kafka dissector memory exhaustion (bsc#1206190).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:4453-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 4.0.0-1
4.0.0-1
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 4.0.0-1
4.0.0-1
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 4.0.0-1
4.0.0-1
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
 before 3.6.2-3.oe2203
3.6.2-3.oe2203
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Manager Server 4.1
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
 before 3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
3.6.10-150000.3.78.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.4.7-1~exp13.4.9-13.6.2-1ubuntu13.6.2-23.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 4.2.6-3.1
4.2.6-3.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, factsOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-3725 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Wireshark, published October 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.07%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 4.0.0-1.

References

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