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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-0668: ELSA-2023-6469: wireshark security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-0668: ELSA-2023-6469: wireshark security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
05/18/2023
Created
11/18/2023
Added
11/16/2023
Modified
08/06/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libblkid
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark-cli
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wireshark-devel

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