What is CVE-2023-6175?

CVE-2023-6175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-6175?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2023-6175

NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.035 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wireshark
Wireshark Foundation — versions 4.0.0, 3.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@gitlab.com (Vendor Advisory)
cve@gitlab.com (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-6175?: CVE-2023-6175 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-6175?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.