Description
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark
Published: 2023-06-07
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3906-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12699 Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Wireshark Wireshark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: AHA

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T21:47:02.095Z

Reserved: 2023-02-03T22:08:34.816Z

Link: CVE-2023-0667

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T21:47:02.095Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-07T03:15:09.117

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:16:03.270

Link: CVE-2023-0667

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-06-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-0667 - Bugzilla

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