CVE-2023-2952
wireshark: XRA dissector infinite loop
Severity Score
6.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*SSVC
Descriptions
XRA dissector 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
El bucle infinito del disector XRA en Wireshark 4.0.0 a 4.0.5 y 3.6.0 a 3.6.13 permite la denegación de servicio mediante la inyección de paquetes o un archivo de captura manipulado
A flaw was found in the XRA dissector of Wireshark. This issue occurs when decoding malformed packets from a pcap file or from the network, causing an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark, a network protocol analyzer which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.
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Timeline
- 2023-05-29 CVE Reserved
- 2023-05-30 CVE Published
- 2025-01-13 CVE Updated
- 2025-01-13 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (8)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2952.json | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19100 | 2025-01-13 |
| 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-2023-20.html | 2023-10-20 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2952 | 2023-11-14 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2211406 | 2023-11-14 |
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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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