CVE-2023-2856 — Out-of-bounds Write in Wireshark

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow6 documents6 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA5.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 87.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
WiresharkWireshark Foundation WiresharkDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedMay 26

Description

VMS TCPIPtrace 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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDwireshark/wireshark3.6.0 — 3.6.14+1
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 3.4.16-0+deb11u1+3
▶CVEListV5wireshark_foundation/wireshark>=3.6.0, <3.6.14, >=4.0.0, <4.0.6+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 12.0

Patches

Patch: gitlab.com ↗Patch: gitlab.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2023-2856: VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4↗2023-05-26
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CVEList
CVE-2023-2856: VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4↗2023-05-26
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GHSA
GHSA-c9g4-j4fr-ggh2: VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4↗2023-05-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash↗2023-05-18
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Debian
CVE-2023-2856: wireshark - VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13...↗2023
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