CVE-2023-6175 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00039.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Wireshark	Wireshark

Configuration 1 [-]

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3746-1	wireshark security update
Debian DLA	DLA-3906-1	wireshark security update
Debian DSA	DSA-5559-1	wireshark security update
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58425	NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.0.11, 3.6.19 or above.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19404
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6175
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6175
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-29.html

History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wireshark Wireshark wireshark
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark::::::::
Vendors & Products		Wireshark Wireshark wireshark

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published: 2024-03-26T07:30:49.763Z

Updated: 2025-11-03T21:50:44.863Z

Reserved: 2023-11-16T11:30:45.732Z

Link: CVE-2023-6175

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:21:17.714Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-03-26T08:15:35.867

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:16:33.003

Link: CVE-2023-6175

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2023-11-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-6175 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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