Wireshark RPCoRDMA Dissector Vulnerability in Wireshark Versions 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.12
CVE-2023-1992

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 April 2023

What is CVE-2023-1992?

A vulnerability exists in the RPCoRDMA dissector of Wireshark, affecting versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 through 3.6.12. This flaw can result in a denial of service condition through the injection of malicious packets or specially crafted capture files. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to crash the Wireshark application, potentially leading to disruption in network analysis activities and loss of data integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Wireshark >=4.0.0, <4.0.5 < 4.0.0, 4.0.5

Wireshark >=3.6.0, <3.6.13 < 3.6.0, 3.6.13

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-09.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18852
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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