| Name | CVE-2023-2879 |
| Description | GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3443-1, DLA-3906-1, DSA-5429-1, ELA-862-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u19 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb9u3 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.6.20-0+deb10u9~deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u9 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 3.4.10-0+deb11u1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye (security) | 3.4.16-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 4.0.17-0+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 4.4.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | source | experimental | 4.0.6-1~exp1 | |||
| wireshark | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| wireshark | source | stretch | 2.6.20-0+deb9u6 | ELA-862-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | buster | 2.6.20-0+deb10u7 | DLA-3443-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | bullseye | 3.4.16-0+deb11u1 | DLA-3906-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | bookworm | 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5429-1 | ||
| wireshark | source | (unstable) | 4.0.6-1 |
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068