Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
CVE-2023-4511
7.5HIGH
Summary
A vulnerability in the BT SDP dissector component of Wireshark versions 4.0.0 to 4.0.7 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.15 permits an attacker to exploit an infinite loop via packet injection or by using a specially crafted capture file. This can result in a denial of service, disrupting the operation of the affected instances of Wireshark. For further details, refer to the official security advisory and the GitLab issue report.
Affected Version(s)
Wireshark 4.0.0 < 4.0.8
Wireshark 3.6.0 < 3.6.16
References
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
Credit
Chenyuan Mi