High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-39928
CVE-2021-39928
Description
NULL pointer exception in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords7 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2
< 3.4.10-1.1+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.10-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.10-3.62.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.10-3.62.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.10-3.62.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.10-lp152.2.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.10-3.62.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.4.10-3.62.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/17704nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-39928.jsonnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00015.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-04nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5019nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-13.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6AJFIYIHS3TYDD2EBYBJ5KKE52X34BJ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YEWTIRMC2MFQBZ2O5M4CJHJM4JPBHLXH/nvd
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