Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2023-2857

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in Wireshark from Wireshark Foundation. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12wireshark4.0.6-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2857
Debian:12wireshark4.0.6-1~deb12u1DSA-5429-1
Debian:13wireshark4.0.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2857
Debian:14wireshark4.0.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2857

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark >=4.0.0, <4.0.6>=3.6.0, <3.6.14

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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