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Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting wireshark package, versions [3.6.0,3.6.14) [4.0.0,4.0.6)

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.06% (22nd percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium
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Red Hat
6.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-5660616
  • published 30 May 2023
  • disclosed 17 May 2023
  • credit Huascar Tejeda
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Introduced: 17 May 2023

CVE-2023-2858 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-122 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 3.6.14, 4.0.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow such that it is possible to make Wireshark crash by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.