Out-of-bounds Read Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.0.0,4.0.11)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-6069823
  • published19 Nov 2023
  • disclosed15 Nov 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-6174  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.0.11 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read via the SSH dissector. An attacker can cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service, by injecting malicious packets or using a crafted capture file.

CVSS Scores

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