Heap-based buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2023-6175

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83212

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6175

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the NetScreen file parser. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Wireshark
Debian Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
Basesystem Module
Desktop Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
Fedora
wireshark-debuginfo
wireshark-devel
wireshark-help
wireshark-debugsource
wireshark
wireshark-ui-qt
libwireshark15-debuginfo
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo
libwireshark15
libwiretap12-debuginfo
libwiretap12
libwsutil13
libwsutil13-debuginfo
wireshark-doc
wireshark-cli
wireshark (Debian package)
libwiretap14
libwireshark17
libwsutil15-debuginfo
libwsutil15
libwireshark17-debuginfo
libwiretap14-debuginfo

Install updates from vendor's website.

Wireshark - addressed in versions 3.6.19, 4.0.11
wireshark-debuginfo - update to 3.6.14-5
wireshark-devel - update to 3.6.14-5
wireshark-help - update to 3.6.14-5
wireshark-debugsource - update to 3.6.14-5
wireshark - update to 3.6.14-5
wireshark-debugsource - addressed in versions 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1, 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-ui-qt - addressed in versions 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1, 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwireshark15-debuginfo - update to 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1
wireshark-devel - addressed in versions 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1, 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark - addressed in versions 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1, 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1, 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwireshark15 - update to 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1
wireshark-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1, 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwiretap12-debuginfo - update to 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1
libwiretap12 - update to 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1
libwsutil13 - update to 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1
libwsutil13-debuginfo - update to 3.6.19-150000.3.106.1
wireshark - update to 4.0.8-2
wireshark-doc - update to 4.0.11-1
wireshark-devel - update to 4.0.11-1
wireshark-cli - update to 4.0.11-1
wireshark - update to 4.0.11-1
wireshark (Debian package) - update to 4.0.11-1~deb12u1
wireshark - addressed in versions 4.0.12-1.fc38, 4.0.12-1.fc39
libwiretap14 - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwireshark17 - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwsutil15-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwsutil15 - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwireshark17-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1
libwiretap14-debuginfo - update to 4.2.6-150600.18.6.1

• https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-29.html
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19404
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-355/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark
• Debian update for wireshark
• SUSE update for wireshark
• Fedora 38 update for wireshark
• Fedora 39 update for wireshark
• openEuler update for wireshark
• SUSE update for wireshark
• Amazon Linux AMI update for wireshark
• Anolis OS update for wireshark