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CVE-2023-0667

Wireshark MSMMS parsing buffer overflow

6.5 MediumFix available

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.01%Up 1.9 points since Jun 7, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
CVE-2023-0667
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 6.5

Wireshark MSMMS parsing buffer overflow

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
CVE-2023-0667
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-12699 6.5

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
EUVD-2023-12699
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7h5-4hfx-r2mh 9.8

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark...

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
GHSA-m7h5-4hfx-r2mh
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVAZL-27144 6.5

CVE-2023-0667 affecting package wireshark for versions less than 4.0.8-1

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
AZL-27144
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

Wireshark MSMMS parsing buffer overflow

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
CVE-2023-0667
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-122
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-0667 6.5

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-0667
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1363 9.8

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.

Security Fix(es):

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark(CVE-2023-0667)

Record
OESA-2023-1363
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1371 9.8

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. It has many powerful features including a rich display filter language and the ability to reassemble multiple protocol packets in order to, for example, view a complete TCP stream, save the contents of a file which was transferred over HTTP or CIFS, or play back an RTP audio stream.

Security Fix(es):

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark(CVE-2023-0667)

Record
OESA-2023-1371
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1372 9.8

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. It has many powerful features including a rich display filter language and the ability to reassemble multiple protocol packets in order to, for example, view a complete TCP stream, save the contents of a file which was transferred over HTTP or CIFS, or play back an RTP audio stream.

Security Fix(es):

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark(CVE-2023-0667)

Record
OESA-2023-1372
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1373 9.8

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. It has many powerful features including a rich display filter language and the ability to reassemble multiple protocol packets in order to, for example, view a complete TCP stream, save the contents of a file which was transferred over HTTP or CIFS, or play back an RTP audio stream.

Security Fix(es):

XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2023-2952)

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark(CVE-2023-0667)

Record
OESA-2023-1373
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1374 9.8

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. It has many powerful features including a rich display filter language and the ability to reassemble multiple protocol packets in order to, for example, view a complete TCP stream, save the contents of a file which was transferred over HTTP or CIFS, or play back an RTP audio stream.

Security Fix(es):

XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file(CVE-2023-2952)

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark(CVE-2023-0667)

Record
OESA-2023-1374
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-0667 6.5

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version 4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0667
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13014-1 No score

libwireshark16-4.0.6-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark16-4.0.6-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13014-1
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
Azure Linux:2
before 4.0.8-1
4.0.8-1
wireshark
Debian:12
before 4.0.6-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
4.0.3-14.0.5-1~exp1
4.0.6-1~deb12u1
wireshark
Debian:13
before 4.0.6-1
4.0.6-1
wireshark
Debian:14
before 4.0.6-1
4.0.6-1
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 14 CVEs
before 4.0.6-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
4.0.3-14.0.5-1~exp1
4.0.6-1~deb12u1
wireshark
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before 3.6.14-1.oe1
3.6.14-1.oe1
wireshark
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3
before 3.6.14-1.oe1
3.6.14-1.oe1
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS
before 3.6.14-1.oe2203sp1
3.6.14-1.oe2203sp1
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
before 3.6.14-1.oe2203sp1
3.6.14-1.oe2203sp1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.6.0-1.oe2203
3.6.0-1.oe2203
wireshark
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.6.14-1.oe2203sp1
3.6.14-1.oe2203sp1
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:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.10.2-11.10.3-11.10.5-1ubuntu11.10.5-21.10.6-1
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1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u11ubuntu0.14.04.12.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.12.6.4-2~ubuntu14.04.12.6.5-1~ubuntu14.04.12.6.6-1~ubuntu14.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm22.6.10-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm3
None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.12.7+g7fc8978-11.12.8+g5b6e543-22.0.1+g59ea380-3build12.0.2+ga16e22e-12.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.16.04
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2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.12.6.4-2~ubuntu16.04.02.6.5-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.6-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0+esm2
None known
wireshark
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.4.2-12.4.3-12.4.4-12.4.5-12.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
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2.6.4-2~ubuntu18.04.02.6.5-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.6-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.02.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm12.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2
None known
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
before 4.0.6-3.1
4.0.6-3.1

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-2023-0667 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Wireshark, published June 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 4.0.8-1.

References

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