CVE-2023-0414

wireshark: EAP dissector crash

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Published Jan 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Crash in the EAP dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Wireshark Foundation

Wireshark

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`>=4.0.0, <4.0.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12471	Crash in the EAP dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.846% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0414.json
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18622
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0414
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0414
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-01.html

History

Apr 2, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wireshark Wireshark

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 3:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitLab
Published: Jan 24, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 3:13 PM
Reserved: Jan 20, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:10 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:10 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 26, 2023, 9:18 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:25 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jan 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Jan 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

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