High severity · published Aug 24, 2023
CVE-2023-4511
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WI
Wireshark · Wireshark Foundation
4.0.0 before 4.0.8; 3.6.0 before 3.6.16 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4511
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4511
Issue Tracking
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19258
Vendor Advisory
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-24.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00016.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HCUPLDY7HLPO46PHMGIJSUBJFTT237C/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L4AVRUYSHDNEAJILVSGY5W6MPOMG2YRF/
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