CVE-2023-1161 Denial of service in Wireshark
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark by injecting crafted packets or providing malicious capture files to the ISO dissector.
- 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-2023-1161?
CVE-2023-1161 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 6 Mar 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
ISO 15765 and ISO 10681 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.3 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.11 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1161?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (5)
wireshark SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | All versions | 3.6.12-150000.3.86.1 |
wireshark SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 3.6.12-150000.3.86.1 |
wireshark SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | All versions | 3.6.12-150000.3.86.1 |
wireshark openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 3.6.12-150000.3.86.1 |
wireshark openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.0.4-2.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1161?
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-2023-1161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1161, GHSA-rf23-mj2w-9g24, OESA-2023-1189, OESA-2023-1190, SUSE-SU-2023:1762-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1161 and 1 more.