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CVE-2023-2906

Wireshark CP2179 divide by zero

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.

Debido a un error al validar la longitud proporcionada por un paquete CP2179 creado por un atacante, las versiones de Wireshark 2.0.0 a 4.0.7 son susceptibles a una división por cero, lo que permite un ataque de denegación de servicio.

*Credits: zenofex, WanderingGlitch, AHA!
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-26 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-25 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-02-13 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-369: Divide By Zero
CAPEC
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"
 >= 2.0.0 <= 4.0.7
Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 2.0.0 <= 4.0.7"
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Affected