Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- 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 | alma-upgrade-wiresharkalma-upgrade-wireshark-clialma-upgrade-wireshark-devel | Nov 16, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-cliamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-cli-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-wireshark-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | May 18, 2023 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-wiresharkcentos-upgrade-wireshark-clicentos-upgrade-wireshark-cli-debuginfocentos-upgrade-wireshark-debuginfocentos-upgrade-wireshark-debugsource | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-wireshark | Oct 19, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-wireshark | Sep 18, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-wiresharkoracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark-clioracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark-devel | Nov 16, 2023 | May 18, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-wiresharkredhat-upgrade-wireshark-cliredhat-upgrade-wireshark-cli-debuginforedhat-upgrade-wireshark-debuginforedhat-upgrade-wireshark-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-wireshark-devel | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-libwireshark15suse-upgrade-libwiretap12suse-upgrade-libwsutil13suse-upgrade-wiresharksuse-upgrade-wireshark-develsuse-upgrade-wireshark-ui-qt | May 31, 2023 | May 30, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 7, 2023 | |
| Wireshark | wireshark-upgrade-3_6_14wireshark-upgrade-4_0_6 | Sep 24, 2024 | Jun 7, 2023 |
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