CVE-2023-0413 (GCVE-0-2023-0413)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-24 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Dissection engine bug in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-02 15:14 UTC
CWE
- Null pointer dereference in Wireshark
- CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark |
Affected:
>=4.0.0, <4.0.3
Affected: >=3.6.0, <3.6.11 |
guessed |
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