Vulnerability · Published May 26, 2023 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2023-2879
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop 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 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 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-2023-2879 |
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5429-1 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2879 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.0.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2879 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | >=4.0.0, <4.0.6>=3.6.0, <3.6.14 |
Weakness: CWE-835 · 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-2023-14.html
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230603 [SECURITY] [DLA 3443-1] 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