UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0668

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0668
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0668.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0668
Upstream
Published
2023-06-07T03:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:01:06Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.5-1
3.0.7-1
3.2.1-1
3.2.2-1
3.2.3-1
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark13"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap10"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil11"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "tshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "wireshark"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / wireshark

Package

Name
wireshark
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wireshark@3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

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_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libwireshark15"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libwiretap12"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libwsutil-dev"
        },
        {
            "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_name": "wireshark-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "wireshark-qt"
        }
    ]
}