Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2023-4511
BT SDP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.7 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark
- Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.0.0, 3.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-24.html (Vendor Advisory)
- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19258 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4511?
- CVE-2023-4511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-24.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4511?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-4511 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.