CVE-2023-0666

Wireshark RTPS Parsing Buffer Overflow

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 7, 2023 at 02:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxWireshark

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted RTPS 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 4.0.54.0.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.0.6 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-787

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