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CVE-2023-3648

Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Wireshark

5.3 MediumFix available

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.25%Up 0.2 points since Jul 14, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Wireshark

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Record
CVE-2023-3648
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-762
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44292 5.3

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Record
EUVD-2023-44292
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7p8-qf55-r286 5.3

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service...

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Record
GHSA-r7p8-qf55-r286
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-762
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.3

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Record
CVE-2023-3648
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-762
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.3

Mismatched Memory Management Routines in Wireshark

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Record
CVE-2023-3648
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-762
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-3648 5.5

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3648
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVOESA-2023-1488 5.5

wireshark security update

Wireshark allows you to examine protocol data stored in files or as it is captured from wired or wireless (WiFi or Bluetooth) networks, USB devices, and many other sources. It supports dozens of protocol capture file formats and understands more than a thousand protocols.

Security Fix(es):

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2023-3648)

Record
OESA-2023-1488
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-3648 5.3

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3648
CVSS 3.1
5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13067-1 No score

libwireshark16-4.0.7-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark16-4.0.7-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13067-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:3252-1 No score

Security update for wireshark

This update for wireshark fixes the following issues:

Update to Wireshark 3.6.15:

Security fixes:

  • CVE-2023-0667: Fixed failure to validate MS-MMS packet length (bsc#1212084).
  • CVE-2023-0668: Fixed IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor dissector crash (bsc#1211710).
  • CVE-2023-2855: Fixed Candump log file parser crash (bsc#1211703).
  • CVE-2023-2856: Fixed VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash (bsc#1211707).
  • CVE-2023-2857: Fixed BLF file parser crash (bsc#1211705).
  • CVE-2023-2858: Fixed NetScaler file parser crash (bsc#1211706).
  • CVE-2023-2879: Fixed GDSDB dissector infinite loop (bsc#1211793).
  • CVE-2023-2952: Fixed XRA dissector infinite loop (bsc#1211844).
  • CVE-2023-3648: Fixed Kafka dissector crash (bsc#1213319).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:3252-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
Debian:12
 before 4.0.11-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
4.0.10-14.0.3-14.0.5-1~exp14.0.6-14.0.6-1~deb12u14.0.6-1~exp14.0.7-14.0.8-1
4.0.11-1~deb12u1
wireshark
Debian:13
 before 4.0.7-1
4.0.7-1
wireshark
Debian:14
 before 4.0.7-1
4.0.7-1
wireshark
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 47 CVEs
 before 3.4.16-0+deb11u1, plus listed versions
3.4.10-0+deb11u13.4.4-13.4.6-1~exp13.4.7-13.4.7-1~exp13.4.8-13.4.9-1
3.4.16-0+deb11u1
wireshark
Debian:12
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 4.0.11-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
4.0.10-14.0.3-14.0.5-1~exp14.0.6-14.0.6-1~deb12u14.0.6-1~exp14.0.7-14.0.8-1
4.0.11-1~deb12u1
wireshark
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
 before 3.6.14-2.oe1
3.6.14-2.oe1
wireshark
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3
 before 3.6.14-2.oe1
3.6.14-2.oe1
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS
 before 3.6.14-2.oe2203sp2
3.6.14-2.oe2203sp2
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
 before 3.6.14-2.oe2203sp1
3.6.14-2.oe2203sp1
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2
 before 3.6.14-2.oe2203sp2
3.6.14-2.oe2203sp2
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
SUSE:Manager Server 4.2
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
openSUSE:Leap 15.5
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
 before 3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.0.5-13.0.7-13.2.1-13.2.2-13.2.3-13.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm13.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
 None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
3.4.7-1~exp13.4.9-13.6.2-1ubuntu13.6.2-23.6.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
wireshark
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
 before 4.0.7-2.1
4.0.7-2.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-3648 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Wireshark, published July 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 4.0.11-1~deb12u1.

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