CVE-2023-6175 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wireshark	Wireshark

Configuration 1 [-]

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

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19404
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6175
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6175
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-29.html

History

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wireshark Wireshark wireshark
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
Vendors & Products		Wireshark Wireshark wireshark

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published: 2024-03-26T07:30:49.763Z

Updated: 2024-08-29T15:04:52.444Z

Reserved: 2023-11-16T11:30:45.732Z

Link: CVE-2023-6175

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:21:17.714Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-26T08:15:35.867

Modified: 2025-04-16T18:53:23.160

Link: CVE-2023-6175

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-6175 - Bugzilla

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