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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4511

BT SDP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.7 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

Products
wireshark
Affected versions
4.0.10-1, 4.0.3-1, 4.0.5-1~exp1, 4.0.6-1, 4.0.6-1~deb12u1, 4.0.6-1~exp1, 4.0.7-1, 4.0.8-1
Fixed versions
4.0.11-1~deb12u1, 4.0.8-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-4511
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:25 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4511

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Aug 2023, 07:15 UTC

BT SDP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.7 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4511

wireshark

Fixed versions: 4.0.11-1~deb12u1

wireshark

Fixed versions: 4.0.8-1

wireshark

Fixed versions: 4.0.8-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4511",
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            "name": "wireshark",
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          },
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:03:06.596085782Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 457661,
  "published_at": "2023-08-24T07:15:12.107+00:00"
}