Name: CVE-2023-2952: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-2952, CWE-835, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.01095

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	—	Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark-devel	Nov 16, 2023	May 30, 2023
Amazon Linux Ami 2	—	Upgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark	Aug 9, 2023	May 30, 2023
Amazon_linux_2023	—	Upgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceUpgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-devel	Feb 17, 2025	May 23, 2023
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfoUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceUpgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark-debuginfo	Nov 8, 2023	May 30, 2023
Debian	—	Upgrade wireshark	Jun 5, 2023	May 30, 2023
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark.	Sep 18, 2023	May 30, 2023
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-cli	Nov 16, 2023	May 23, 2023
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceNo solution existsUpgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfo	Nov 8, 2023	May 30, 2023
Rocky_linux	—	Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceUpgrade wireshark-cli	Jun 29, 2026	Jun 25, 2026
Suse	—	Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwiretap12Upgrade libwireshark15Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwsutil13Upgrade wireshark-devel	Aug 10, 2023	May 30, 2023
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	May 30, 2023
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	May 30, 2023
Wireshark	—	Upgrade to Wireshark version 3.6.14Upgrade to Wireshark version 4.0.6	Sep 24, 2024	May 30, 2023

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