CVE-2023-6175 (GCVE-0-2023-6175)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-26 07:30 – Updated: 2026-03-27 13:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Wireshark
Summary
NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via crafted capture file
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-06 14:19 UTC
CWE
- CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark |
Affected:
4.0.0 , < 4.0.11
(semver)
Affected: 3.6.0 , < 3.6.19 (semver) |
guessed | |
| wireshark | wireshark |
Affected:
4.0.0 , < 4.0.11
(semver)
Affected: 3.6.0 , < 3.6.19 (semver) cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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