Wireshark CP2179 divide by zero
CVE-2023-2906

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 August 2023

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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2023-2906?

Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.

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Affected Version(s)

Wireshark 2.0.0 <= 4.0.7

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-2906 - Proof of Concept

References

https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-2906.html
exploitthird-party-advisorytechnical-description
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19229
patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

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