Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2023 · Assigned by AHA
CVE-2023-2906Wireshark CP2179 divide by zero
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 2.8% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.8%top 13.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2906 |
| Debian:12 | wireshark | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5559-1 |
| Debian:13 | wireshark | 4.0.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2906 |
| Debian:14 | wireshark | 4.0.8-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2906 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 2.0.0 – through 4.0.7 |
Weakness: CWE-369
References
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-2906.html exploit, third-party-advisory, technical-description
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19229 patch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L4AVRUYSHDNEAJILVSGY5W6MPOMG2YRF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HCUPLDY7HLPO46PHMGIJSUBJFTT237C/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRKHFQPWFU7F3OXTL6IEIQSJG6FVXZTZ/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html