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CVE-2023-2857 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-2857

CVE-2023-2857

MEDIUM5.3

BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4

Published May 26, 2023

Modified 1 years ago

Fix available

Details

BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

Affected Packages

Wireshark

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

3.6.144.0.6

References

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2857.json

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19063

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2857

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-13.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

LowA:L

5.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Ecosystems(17)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedMay 26, 2023

ModifiedJan 15, 2025