Wireshark up to 3.6.10/4.0.2 Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 3.6.10/4.0.2. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Dissector. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-0411. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 3.6.10/4.0.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Excessive loops in multiple dissectors in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

The weakness was released 01/27/2023 as 18711. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-0411 since 01/20/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207910 (Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.6.11 or 4.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (207910) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-12468). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 207910
Nessus Name: Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 3.6.11/4.0.3

Timelineinfo

01/20/2023 🔍
01/27/2023 +7 days 🔍
01/27/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/07/2026 +1196 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: 18711
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-0411 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0411
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219401
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2023 09:24
Updated: 05/07/2026 11:39
Changes: 01/27/2023 09:24 (50), 02/20/2023 07:48 (11), 10/02/2024 19:09 (17), 04/02/2025 00:28 (1), 04/28/2025 02:04 (3), 07/07/2025 16:30 (1), 05/07/2026 11:36 (2), 05/07/2026 11:39 (4)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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