Wireshark up to 3.6.10/4.0.2 GNW Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wireshark up to 3.6.10/4.0.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component GNW Dissector. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0416. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark up to 3.6.10/4.0.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown code of the component GNW Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

GNW dissector crash 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 published 01/27/2023 as 18779. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0416 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-2023-12473). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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: 18779
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2023-0416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219405
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2023 09:27
Updated: 05/07/2026 11:38
Changes: 01/27/2023 09:27 (50), 02/20/2023 08:08 (11), 10/02/2024 19:09 (17), 04/02/2025 00:28 (1), 04/28/2025 02:04 (3), 07/07/2025 17:22 (1), 05/07/2026 11:35 (2), 05/07/2026 11:38 (4)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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