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Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab

CVE-2023-2858

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds write 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 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

NetScaler 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
AlmaLinux:8wireshark1:2.6.2-17.el8ALSA-2023:7015
AlmaLinux:9wireshark1:3.4.10-6.el9ALSA-2023:6469
AlmaLinux:8wireshark-cli1:2.6.2-17.el8ALSA-2023:7015
AlmaLinux:9wireshark-cli1:3.4.10-6.el9ALSA-2023:6469
AlmaLinux:8wireshark-devel1:2.6.2-17.el8ALSA-2023:7015
AlmaLinux:9wireshark-devel1:3.4.10-6.el9ALSA-2023:6469
Debian:12wireshark4.0.6-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2858
Debian:12wireshark4.0.6-1~deb12u1DSA-5429-1
Debian:13wireshark4.0.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2858
Debian:14wireshark4.0.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2858
Rocky Linux:8wireshark1:2.6.2-17.el8RLSA-2023:7015

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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