{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2879","details":"GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file","modified":"2026-04-22T14:05:28.368042Z","published":"2023-05-26T21:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-2879"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2879"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2879"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"wireshark","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.4.7-1~exp1","3.4.9-1","3.6.2-1ubuntu1","3.6.2-2","3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libwireshark-data","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libwireshark15","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libwiretap12","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"libwsutil13","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"tshark","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"wireshark","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"wireshark-common","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"wireshark-gtk"},{"binary_name":"wireshark-qt","binary_version":"3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2879.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}