Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted RTPS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark | Nov 16, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-debugsource | Feb 17, 2025 | May 18, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceUpgrade wireshark-cli | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Oct 19, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Sep 18, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-devel | Nov 16, 2023 | May 18, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-cliUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoNo solution exists | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-cli-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-cli | Jun 29, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 4.0.6 | Sep 24, 2024 | Jun 7, 2023 |
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