CVE-2023-2906
Wireshark CP2179 divide by zero
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 25, 2023
- Updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Reserved
- May 26, 2023
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
- CWE-369 Divide By Zero
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
WiresharkWireshark Foundation |
|
References
- https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-2906.htmlexploitthird-party-advisorytechnical-description
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19229patch
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L4AVRUYSHDNEAJILVSGY5W6MPOMG2YRF/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HCUPLDY7HLPO46PHMGIJSUBJFTT237C/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRKHFQPWFU7F3OXTL6IEIQSJG6FVXZTZ/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html
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