CVE-2023-4513 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Wireshark
Attackers can cause denial of service in Wireshark via crafted packets or files due to a memory leak in the BT SDP dissector.
- 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-2023-4513?
CVE-2023-4513 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 24 Aug 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
BT SDP dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.7 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4513?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4513?
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-2023-4513 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4513 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4513, GHSA-m8r8-3226-6wp8, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4513.