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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-26 07:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:21
VLAI?
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)
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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