Wireshark 4.0.0-4.0.6 CBOR DoS via crafted capture
CVE-2023-4512 Published on August 24, 2023
Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark
CBOR 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-2023-4512 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2023-4512. 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
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
CVE-2023-4512 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-4512
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Affected Versions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark:- Version 4.0.0 and below 4.0.8 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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