vulnerability
Wireshark : CVE-2023-2906 : CP2179 dissector crash
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 25, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 25, 2023
Added
Nov 17, 2023
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.
Solutions
wireshark-upgrade-3_6_16wireshark-upgrade-4_0_8
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