Wireshark up to 3.6.12/4.0.4 RPCoRDMA Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Wireshark up to 3.6.12/4.0.4. This impacts an unknown function of the component RPCoRDMA Dissector. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-1992. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 3.6.12/4.0.4 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component RPCoRDMA 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. CVE summarizes:

RPCoRDMA dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

The weakness was disclosed 04/13/2023 as 18852. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-1992 since 04/11/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 3.6.13 or 4.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (207910) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-24172). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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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 3.6.13/4.0.5

Timelineinfo

04/11/2023 🔍
04/13/2023 +2 days 🔍
04/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/07/2026 +1120 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: 18852
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1992 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225762
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/13/2023 09:12
Updated: 05/07/2026 10:49
Changes: 04/13/2023 09:12 (49), 10/02/2024 19:28 (17), 02/08/2025 02:17 (12), 04/27/2025 11:29 (3), 08/13/2025 17:05 (1), 05/07/2026 10:45 (2), 05/07/2026 10:49 (3)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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