CVE-2023-2906

Published: Aug 25, 2023Modified: Nov 3, 2025

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.

Affected (1)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

Wireshark

1 product

Wireshark

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	From 2.0.0 to 4.0.7

Related CWEs

CWE-369

Divide By Zero

The product divides a value by zero.

References (11)

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19229

Source: cve@takeonme.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HCUPLDY7HLPO46PHMGIJSUBJFTT237C/

Source: cve@takeonme.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L4AVRUYSHDNEAJILVSGY5W6MPOMG2YRF/

Source: cve@takeonme.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRKHFQPWFU7F3OXTL6IEIQSJG6FVXZTZ/

Source: cve@takeonme.org

https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-2906.html

Source: cve@takeonme.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19229