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CVE-2023-0668 (GCVE-0-2023-0668)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-07 02:32 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:47

Title

Wireshark IEEE-C37.118 parsing buffer overflow

Summary

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.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-01-07 14:58 UTC

CWE

CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read

Assigner

AHA mitre root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-0668.html	third-party-advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19087	issue-tracking
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark…	release-notes
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-…	vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Wireshark Foundation	Wireshark	Affected: 4.0.0 , ≤ 4.0.5 (semver) Unaffected: 4.0.6 Affected: 3.6.0 , ≤ 3.6.13 (semver) Unaffected: 3.6.14	guessed

Date Public

2023-05-22 19:04

Credits

zenofex WanderingGlitch Austin Hackers Anonymous!

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alsa-2023:6469

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux

Published

2023-11-07 00:00

Modified

2023-11-14 12:06

Summary

Moderate: wireshark security update

Details

The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

Security Fix(es):

wireshark: RTPS dissector crash (CVE-2023-0666)
wireshark: IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor dissector crash (CVE-2023-0668)
wireshark: Candump log file parser crash (CVE-2023-2855)
wireshark: VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash (CVE-2023-2856)
wireshark: NetScaler file parser crash (CVE-2023-2858)
wireshark: XRA dissector infinite loop (CVE-2023-2952)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6469	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0666	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0668	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2855	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2856	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2858	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2952	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210822	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210824	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210829	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210832	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210835	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2211406	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-6469.html	ADVISORY

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        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:9",
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    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2858"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2952"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210822"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210824"
    },
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210829"
    },
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    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2210835"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2211406"
    },
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}

FKIE_CVE-2023-0668

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-06-07 03:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:26

Severity

6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
cve@takeonme.org	https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19087	Exploit, Issue Tracking
cve@takeonme.org	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02	Third Party Advisory
cve@takeonme.org	https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-0668.html	Exploit
cve@takeonme.org	https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429	Third Party Advisory
cve@takeonme.org	https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.6.html	Release Notes
cve@takeonme.org	https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-19.html	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19087	Exploit, Issue Tracking
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-0668.html	Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.6.html	Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-19.html	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
wireshark	wireshark	*
wireshark	wireshark	*
debian	debian_linux	12.0

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GHSA-4794-8FM9-WMP3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-07 03:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:30

Details

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-4794-8fm9-wmp3",
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GSD-2023-0668

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

Aliases

CVE-2023-0668

Aliases

CVE-2023-0668

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OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12958-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2024-06-15 00:00 - Updated: 2024-06-15 00:00

Summary

libwireshark16-4.0.6-1.1 on GA media

Severity

Moderate

Scope

7 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-0668.

CVE-2023-0668

3.3 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Recommended: 24 products

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2023:6469

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2023-11-07 08:47 - Updated: 2026-06-25 11:03

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-0668.

CVE-2023-0668

A flaw was found in the IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor dissector 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.

6.5 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 45 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6469

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2023_6469

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2023-11-07 08:47 - Updated: 2024-11-22 23:40

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: wireshark security update

Severity

Moderate

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-0668.

CVE-2023-0668

6.5 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 60 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6469

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2023:2320-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2023-05-30 12:20 - Updated: 2023-05-30 12:20

Summary

Security update for wireshark

Severity

Moderate

Scope

6 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-0668.

CVE-2023-0668

3.3 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Recommended: 102 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2023:3252-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2023-08-09 07:33 - Updated: 2023-08-09 07:33

Summary

Security update for wireshark

Severity

Moderate

Scope

9 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-0668.

CVE-2023-0668

3.3 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Recommended: 118 products

Open the full advisory

ubuntu-cve-2023-0668

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2023-06-07 03:15

Modified

2026-04-22 07:44

Summary

Details

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0668	REPORT
	https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-…	REPORT
	https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19087	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0668	REPORT

JSON

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