Bug 2235363 (CVE-2023-2906) - CVE-2023-2906 wireshark: possible Denial of Service via crafted package
Summary: CVE-2023-2906 wireshark: possible Denial of Service via crafted package
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-2906
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Depends On: 2235364 2235365 2235366 2235577
Blocks: 2235367
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-08-28 15:10 UTC by Marian Rehak
Modified: 2023-09-23 19:36 UTC (History)
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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. This security issue occurs due to a failure to validate the length an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet provides. This flaw leaves Wireshark susceptible to a divide-by-zero problem, allowing a denial of service attack.
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Description Marian Rehak 2023-08-28 15:10:32 UTC 
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.
Comment 2 Sandipan Roy 2023-08-29 06:39:17 UTC 
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2235577]
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