CVE-2023-2906

Wireshark CP2179 divide by zero

Published Aug 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3906-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-34352 Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack. Due to a failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted CP2179 packet, Wireshark versions 2.0.0 through 4.0.7 is susceptible to a divide by zero allowing for a denial of service attack.
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
AHA
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:47 PM
Reserved
May 26, 2023, 12:46 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 25, 2023, 12:00 AM