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Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-2856: Important priority package update for wireshark

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 18, 2023
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 4, 2025

Description

VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file
A flaw was found in the VMS TCPIPtrace file parser of Wireshark. This issue occurs when decoding malformed packets from a pcap file or from the network, causing a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service.

Solutions

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