VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-0668
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running…
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.26%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.26%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.26% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@takeonme.org
References
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19087Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02Third Party Advisory
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-0668.htmlExploit
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.6.htmlRelease Notes
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-19.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19087Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02Third Party Advisory
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-0668.htmlExploit
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429Third Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.6.htmlRelease Notes
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-19.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.