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Vulnerability details: VCID-t7vh-m6cf-rfef
Vulnerability ID VCID-t7vh-m6cf-rfef
Aliases CVE-2023-2879
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Wireshark, the worst of which could result in denial of service.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-2879.json
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
epss 0.00113 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
cvssv3.1 3.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json
ssvc Track https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068
ssvc Track https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429
ssvc Track https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429
cvssv3.1 6.3 https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html
ssvc Track https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-2879.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-2879
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2879
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
19068 https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068
2210466 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2210466
CVE-2023-2879.json https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json
dsa-5429 https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429
GLSA-202309-02 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02
msg00004.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html
wnpa-sec-2023-14.html https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-2879.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-15T21:33:45Z/ Found at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2879.json
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-15T21:33:45Z/ Found at https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19068
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-15T21:33:45Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00004.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-15T21:33:45Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-15T21:33:45Z/ Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Found at https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-01-15T21:33:45Z/ Found at https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-14.html
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.29885
EPSS Score 0.00113
Published At April 2, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:14:12.365444+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02 38.0.0