Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2023-1993
LISP dissector large loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.12 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: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Wireshark Foundation — versions >=4.0.0, <4.0.5, >=3.6.0, <3.6.13
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37, 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-10.html (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18900 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-1993.json (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00029.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1993?
- CVE-2023-1993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1993?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.