CVE-2023-3649 (GCVE-0-2023-3649)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-14 06:16 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:48
VLAI
Title
Buffer Over-read in Wireshark
Summary
iSCSI dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-22 14:47 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Affected: 4.0.0 , < 4.0.7 (custom)
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