Buffer Overflow Affecting wireshark package, versions [3.6.0,3.6.11)[4.0.0,4.0.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-3257200
  • published31 Jan 2023
  • disclosed27 Jan 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Jan 2023

CVE-2023-0412  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 3.6.11, 4.0.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. Exploiting this vulnerability results in a TIPC dissector crash.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1