PT-2023-5116 · Wireshark+4 · Wireshark+4

Published 2023-07-14 · Updated 2024-09-30 · CVE-2023-3648

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 3.6.0 through 3.6.14 Wireshark versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.6

Description The issue is related to improper memory management in the traffic analyzer. It may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service. The problem can be triggered via packet injection or a crafted capture file, specifically affecting the Kafka dissector.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 3.6.0 through 3.6.14, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. For Wireshark versions 4.0.0 through 4.0.6, update to a version outside of this range to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the Kafka dissector in Wireshark until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-762

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2023-5164

ALT-PU-2023-5823

ALT-PU-2023-6556

BDU:2023-05695

CVE-2023-3648

DLA-3906-1

DSA-5559-1

OESA-2023-1488

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_3252-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13067-1

ROSA-SA-2024-2390

SUSE-SU-2023:3252-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Red Os

Suse

Wireshark

References · 41

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/3xxx/CVE-2023-3648.json · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3648 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3648 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3906-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19105 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2023-1488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:13067-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-21.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3648 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3648 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3252-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-3648 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5559-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3648 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-05695 · Security Note