Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4511",
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    "title": "Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark",
    "summary": "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",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:32.404610Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/02/msg00016.html",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6HCUPLDY7HLPO46PHMGIJSUBJFTT237C/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L4AVRUYSHDNEAJILVSGY5W6MPOMG2YRF/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TRKHFQPWFU7F3OXTL6IEIQSJG6FVXZTZ/",
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-24.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/4xxx/CVE-2023-4511.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4511",
        "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19258"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 499642,
  "published_at": "2023-08-24T06:30:40.729+00:00"
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