CVE-2023-2879

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

GDSDB bucle infinito en Wireshark 4.0.0 a 4.0.5 y 3.6.0 a 3.6.13 permite la denegación de servicio a través de inyección de paquetes o archivo de captura manipulado

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-05-25 CVE Reserved
2023-05-26 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
2024-08-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02	2023-10-20
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429	2023-10-20
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html	2023-10-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.14 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 3.6.0 < 3.6.14"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				>= 4.0.0 < 4.0.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 4.0.0 < 4.0.6"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				12.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "12.0"		-		Affected