CVE-2023-4512
wireshark: DoS (crash) via packet injection or crafted capture file
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 24, 2023
Updated · August 7, 2026
Description
A denial of service vulnerability was found in Wireshark due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the CBOR protocol dissector. This issue could allow a remote attacker to inject a malformed packet onto the wire or persuade someone to read a corrupted packet trace file. The issue manifests as an uncontrolled recursion loop leading to a stack overflow, resulting in Wireshark crashing.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-674 · Uncontrolled Recursion