Vulnerability · Published Apr 12, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2023-1994
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference 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 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 37.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GQUIC dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1994 |
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5429-1 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1994 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1994 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | >=4.0.0, <4.0.5>=3.6.0, <3.6.13 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-11.html
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18947
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-1994.json
- FEDORA-2023-f70fbf64cb vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-203eff67e0 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-7af3ad9ffe vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230429 [SECURITY] [DLA 3402-1] wireshark security update mailing-list
- DSA-5429 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202309-02 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html