CVE-2023-2879

published 2023-05-26

CVE-2023-2879: 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

Priority P3 38 high 7.5 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C N I N A H

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

11 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	debian_linux	—	—
debian	wireshark	< wireshark 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 (bookworm)	wireshark 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 (bookworm)
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 3.4.16-0+deb11u1	3.4.16-0+deb11u1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 4.0.6-1~deb12u1	4.0.6-1~deb12u1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 4.0.6-1	4.0.6-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 4.0.6-1	4.0.6-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.14	3.6.14
wireshark	wireshark	>= 4.0.0 < 4.0.6	4.0.6
wireshark_foundation	wireshark	—	—
wireshark_foundation	wireshark	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

osv 7.5 HIGH

vendor_debian 6.3 MEDIUM

vendor_redhat 6.3 MEDIUM

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