Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting wireshark package, versions <4.0.11-1~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WIRESHARK-6067457
  • published17 Nov 2023
  • disclosed16 Nov 2023

Introduced: 16 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-6174  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wireshark to version 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

CVSS Scores

version 3.1