Vulnerability · Published Jan 24, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2023-0411

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Wireshark from Wireshark Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Excessive loops in multiple dissectors in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12wireshark4.0.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0411
Debian:13wireshark4.0.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0411
Debian:14wireshark4.0.3-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0411

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark >=4.0.0, <4.0.3>=3.6.0, <3.6.11

Weakness: CWE-834 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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