CVE-2023-6174 (GCVE-0-2023-6174)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-16 11:30 – Updated: 2026-03-27 13:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Out-of-bounds Read in Wireshark
Summary
SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 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 2025-06-11 14:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-… | |
| https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19369 | issue-tracking |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5559 | x_transferred |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-09 | x_transferred |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | x_transferred |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | x_transferred |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark |
Affected:
4.0.0 , < 4.0.11
(semver)
|
guessed |
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