Bug 2250151 (CVE-2023-6175)

Summary:	CVE-2023-6175 wireshark: NetScreen File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	Keywords:	Security
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	wireshark 4.0.x, wirehsark 3.6.x	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A heap-based buffer overflow was found in Wireshark's NetScreen file parser. This issue may allow local arbitrary code execution via a crafted capture file.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2250155
Bug Blocks:	2250156

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-11-16 19:05:09 UTC

A heap based buffer overflow in Wireshark's NetScreen file parser may lead to a local arbitrary code execution via a crafted capture file.

References:

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-29.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19404

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2023-11-16 19:06:39 UTC

Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2250155]