ubuntu-cve-2023-2879
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-05-26 21:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:45
Summary
Details

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

Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libwireshark15",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libwiretap12",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libwsutil13",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "tshark",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wireshark",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "wireshark",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.4.7-1~exp1",
        "3.4.9-1",
        "3.6.2-1ubuntu1",
        "3.6.2-2",
        "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2879",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:45:00Z",
  "published": "2023-05-26T21:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2879"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2879"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-2879"
  ]
}



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