{"id":"CVE-2023-2879","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2023-2879","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T04:44:03.792Z","title":"GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file","description":"GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file","published":"2023-05-26T21:15:19.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T05:53:41.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@gitlab.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-835"],"affected":["wireshark/wireshark","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.01592,"percentile":0.75552,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@gitlab.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2879","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}