CVE-2023-4513
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Wireshark
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 24, 2023 at 06:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
BT SDP dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.7 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 3.6.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
Issue TrackingExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19259Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00016.htmlSource: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6HCUPLDY7HLPO46PHMGIJSUBJFTT237C/Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/L4AVRUYSHDNEAJILVSGY5W6MPOMG2YRF/Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TRKHFQPWFU7F3OXTL6IEIQSJG6FVXZTZ/Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401
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