CVE-2023-3648 Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Wireshark
A mismatched memory management routine in the Kafka dissector allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted packets or files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-3648?
CVE-2023-3648 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 14 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Weakness: CWE-762
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3648?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3648?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-3648 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3648 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3648, GHSA-r7p8-qf55-r286, OESA-2023-1488, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3648.