Wireshark up to 4.0.5 MSMMS heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Wireshark up to 4.0.5. This affects an unknown part of the component MSMMS Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-0667. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Wireshark up to 4.0.5 (Packet Analyzer Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component MSMMS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

The weakness was shared 06/07/2023 as 19086. The advisory is available at gitlab.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-0667 since 02/03/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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 4.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207910). 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: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 4.0.6

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06/07/2023 +123 days 🔍
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05/07/2026 +1065 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: 19086
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0667 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0667
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230914

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2023 07:35
Updated: 05/07/2026 10:40
Changes: 06/07/2023 07:35 (39), 07/05/2023 12:26 (11), 10/02/2024 19:28 (17), 01/06/2025 22:44 (16), 04/25/2025 17:31 (3), 05/07/2026 10:37 (2), 05/07/2026 10:40 (4)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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