QID 355402
Date Published: 2023-06-14
QID 355402: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for wireshark : ALAS2023-2023-197
due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted rtps packet, wireshark version between 4.0.0 to 4.0.5, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running wireshark. note: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-18.html note: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19085 (cve-2023-0666) 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.
( CVE-2023-0668 appears to be an instance of cwe-125. note: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-19.html note: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19087 (cve-2023-0668) a vulnerability exists in wireshark version 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 which would allow a remote attacker to crash wireshark by either injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing a user to read a malformed packet trace file. (
( CVE-2023-2854) candump log parser crash in wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file (cve-2023-2855) vms tcpiptrace file parser crash in wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file (cve-2023-2856) a vulnerability was found in wireshark versions between 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13.
The attacker would need the victim to open a maliciously crafted wireshark trace file, which would cause wireshark to crash. (
Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.
- ALAS2023-2023-197 -
alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-197.html
CVEs related to QID 355402
| Advisory ID | Software | Component | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAS2023-2023-197 | amazon linux 2023 |
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