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CVE-2023-2879 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-2879

CVE-2023-2879

MEDIUM6.3

GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4

Published May 26, 2023

Modified 4 months ago

Fix available

Details

GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or 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

WEB

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json

WEB

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068

WEB

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html

WEB

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html

ADVISORY

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

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2879

ADVISORY

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

WEB

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

6.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

LowA:L

6.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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

ModifiedNov 3, 2025