# CVE-2023-2855: wireshark: The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a comput...

CVE-2023-2855 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2855, released May 26, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2855
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0165
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: May 26, 2023

## Description

The wireshark packages contain a network protocol analyzer used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.  Security Fix(es):  * wireshark: RTPS dissector crash (CVE-2023-0666)  * wireshark: IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor dissector crash (CVE-2023-0668)  * wireshark: Candump log file parser crash (CVE-2023-2855)  * wireshark: VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash (CVE-2023-2856)  * wireshark: NetScaler file parser crash (CVE-2023-2858)  * wireshark: XRA dissector infinite loop (CVE-2023-2952)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | wireshark Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 4.0.6-1~deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2855](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-2855.md) | May 26, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.0.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2855](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-2855.md) | May 26, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark Debian 14 | 4.0.6-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2855](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-2855.md) | May 26, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark RHEL 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark almalinux 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark ol 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-cli RHEL 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-cli almalinux 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-cli amzn 2023 | 1:4.0.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-197.md) | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-cli ol 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-cli-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:4.0.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-197.md) | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:4.0.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-197.md) | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-devel RHEL 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-devel almalinux 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-devel amzn 2023 | 1:4.0.6-1.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-197.md) | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Linux | wireshark-devel ol 9 | 1:3.4.10-6.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6469](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6469.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |

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