Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.124293
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Wireshark Security Update (wnpa-sec-2023-08) - Windows
Summary:	Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: This issue occurs when decoding malformed packets from a pcap file or from the network, causing an out-of-bounds write, resulting in a Denial of Service and limited memory corruption. Vulnerability Impact: It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. Affected Software/OS: Wireshark version 3.6.0 through 3.6.11, 4.0 through 4.0.3. Solution: Update to version 3.6.12, 4.0.4 or later. CVSS Score: 8.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-1161 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-1161.json Debian Security Information: DSA-5429 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02 https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18839 https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-08.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00029.html
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