CVE-2023-0668

Wireshark IEEE-C37.118 parsing buffer overflow

Published Jun 7, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3906-1 wireshark security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5429-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-12700 Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
AHA
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:47 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2023, 10:08 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 7, 2023, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 18, 2023, 12:00 AM