Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2023-0417
Memory leak in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Wireshark Foundation — versions >=4.0.0, <4.0.3, >=3.6.0, <3.6.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-02.html (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18628 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0417.json (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00007.html (mailing-list)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0417?
- CVE-2023-0417 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0417?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-0417 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.