CVE-2023-2879
MEDIUMWireshark 3.6.0-3.6.13 and 4.0.0-4.0.5 - Denial of Service via GDSDB Packet Parsing Infinite Loop
Title source: llmDescription
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
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0159
EPSS Percentile
72.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-835
Status
published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
debian/debian_linux
12.0
wireshark/wireshark
3.6.0 - 3.6.14
Published
May 26, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026