CVE-2023-0411

Excessive loops in multiple dissectors in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0411.json	Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18711	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18720	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18737	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00007.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-06.html	Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0411.json	Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18711	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18720	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18737	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00007.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-06.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::

History

03 Nov 2025, 22:16

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References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html -

21 Nov 2024, 07:37

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-26 21:18

Updated : 2025-11-03 22:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-0411

Mitre link : CVE-2023-0411

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-0411

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wireshark

wireshark

CWE

CWE-834

Excessive Iteration

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