CVE-2023-2952 (GCVE-0-2023-2952)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-05-30 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:47
VLAI
Summary
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
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop') in Wireshark
  • CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Affected: >=4.0.0, <4.0.6
Affected: >=3.6.0, <3.6.14
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