Wireshark IEEE-C37.118 parsing buffer overflow
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02256 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Wireshark (Wireshark Foundation): 4.0.6, 3.6.14Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.0.0 – 4.0.5; 3.6.0 – 3.6.13 | 4.0.6, 3.6.14 | Patch available | CNA |
- Wireshark VendorWireshark Foundation Affected 4.0.0 – 4.0.5; 3.6.0 – 3.6.13 Fixed in 4.0.6, 3.6.14 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.0 to before 3.6.14; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.6 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 to before 3.6.14; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Wireshark (Wireshark Foundation) Fixed in 4.0.6, 3.6.14
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2023:6469 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderatewireshark security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) wireshark-devel-1:3.4.10-6.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) wireshark-1:3.4.10-6.el9, wireshark-cli-1:3.4.10-6.el9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6469 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6469 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0668
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4794-8fm9-wmp3
References
Exploit 2
Advisory 3
More Wireshark Foundation Wireshark vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-0668 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0668 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4794-8fm9-wmp3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-0668 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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