Wireshark iSCSI Dissector Crash (4.0.0-4.0.6) DoS via Packet Injection
CVE-2023-3649 Published on July 14, 2023
Buffer Over-read in Wireshark
iSCSI dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-3649 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Buffer Over-read
The software reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer. This typically occurs when the pointer or its index is incremented to a position beyond the bounds of the buffer or when pointer arithmetic results in a position outside of the valid memory location to name a few. This may result in exposure of sensitive information or possibly a crash.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-3649
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Affected Versions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark:- Version 4.0.0 and below 4.0.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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