CVE-2023-0667: CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark Foundation Wireshark
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark
CVE-2023-0667: CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark Foundation Wireshark
Description
Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- AHA
- Date Reserved
- 2023-02-03T22:08:34.816Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69092629fe7723195e0b5ce1
Added to database: 11/3/2025, 10:01:13 PM
Last updated: 11/3/2025, 10:02:18 PM
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