CVE-2023-0412 Denial of service in Wireshark
A crash in the TIPC dissector allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted packets or capture files in Wireshark.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-0412?
CVE-2023-0412 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Jan 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
TIPC dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Weakness: CWE-404
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0412?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0412?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-0412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0412, GHSA-9c8m-hmqf-mhq2, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0412.