Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2023· Updated Nov 3, 2025
Wireshark CP2179 divide by zero
CVE-2023-2906
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.
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Affected products
11- osv-coords9 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.2pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.2
< 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.8-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.6.16-150000.3.100.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19229mitrepatch
- takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-2906.htmlmitreexploitthird-party-advisorytechnical-description
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HCUPLDY7HLPO46PHMGIJSUBJFTT237C/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L4AVRUYSHDNEAJILVSGY5W6MPOMG2YRF/mitre
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRKHFQPWFU7F3OXTL6IEIQSJG6FVXZTZ/mitre
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