CVE-2023-2857

MEDIUM 5.3

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

Vendor	wireshark foundation
Product	wireshark
Published	May 26, 2023
Last Updated	Jan 15, 2025

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

Wireshark Foundation / Wireshark

>=4.0.0, <4.0.6 >=3.6.0, <3.6.14

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wireshark.org: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-13.html gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19063 gitlab.com: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2857.json debian.org: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429 security.gentoo.org: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02

Credits

Huascar Tejeda