CVE-2023-3649 — iSCSI dissector crash in Wireshark 4
iSCSI dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Published
2023-07-14T06:16:45.767Z
Last modified
2025-11-03T21:48:52.023Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
01What is this vulnerability?
iSCSI dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.0.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-07-14T06:16:45.767Z
- Last modified: 2025-11-03T21:48:52.023Z
09References
- www.wireshark.org — https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-22.html
- gitlab.com — https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19164
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