CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-0668

MEDIUMEPSS 81th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wiresharkDebian
Fixed in:3.4.16-0+deb11u1CVE-2023-0668
Fixed in:4.0.6-1~deb12u1CVE-2023-0668
Fixed in:4.0.6-1CVE-2023-0668
Fixed in:4.0.6-1CVE-2023-0668
wiresharkRocky
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wiresharkRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-cliRocky
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-cliRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-cli-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-cli-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-debugsourceRocky
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-develRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
wireshark-develRocky
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469
Fixed in:1:3.4.10-6.el9RHSA-2023:6469

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Third-Party Advisory2
Release Notes1
Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2014-0160High7.5100%KEVFix
CVE-2025-5777High7.5100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2021-4034High7.895%KEVFix
CVE-2023-21769High7.592%-Fix
CVE-2023-49285High8.689%-Fix
CVE-2020-8794Critical9.889%-Fix
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2023-0668
CVE-2023-0668 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2023-0668](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2023-0668.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2023-0668)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2023-0668"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2023-0668.svg" alt="CVE-2023-0668"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-03.