CVE-2021-4190
Published: 30 December 2021
Published
30 December 2021
Modified
03 November 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0012
30.6th percentile
Risk Priority
15
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-4190 is a high-severity Excessive Iteration (CWE-834) vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 30.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-34050
Vulnerability details
Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
wireshark
wireshark
3.6.0 · 3.4.0 — 3.4.12
fedoraproject
fedora
34, 35
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.