CVE-2023-6175 (GCVE-0-2023-6175)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-26 07:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:21
VLAI?
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)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.11 (semver)
Affected: 3.6.0 , < 3.6.19 (semver)
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Credits
Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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