Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Wireshark
CVE-2023-5371

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 October 2023

What is CVE-2023-5371?

RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected Version(s)

Wireshark 4.0.0 < 4.0.9

Wireshark 3.6.0 < 3.6.17

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-27.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19322
issue-tracking

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

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2023-5371 : Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Wireshark