QID 356916

Date Published: 2024-01-16

QID 356916: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for wireshark : ALAS2023-2023-440

Ssh dissector crash in wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (cve-2023-6174) a heap based buffer overflow in wireshark's netscreen file parser may lead to a local arbitrary code execution via a crafted capture file. (
( CVE-2023-6175)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2023-440 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2023-2023-440 amazon linux 2023 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-440.html