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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-2854

BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

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4 Nov 2026, 23:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2023-2854

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 May 2023, 00:00 UTC

BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file

osv:CVE-2023-2854
Complete source record
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  "id": "e9991d723758a90ea2f9d46f0bf79df70f3a36e288ba6152025d42b44215d2f3",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-2854",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2023-2854",
    "summary": "BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted capture file",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2023-2854",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2023-2854",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2023-2854"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
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                },
                {
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              ],
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "fixed": "3.6.14"
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                  },
                  {
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                        "introduced": "4.0.0"
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                        "fixed": "4.0.6"
                      }
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                  }
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            },
            {
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      },
                      {
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                      }
                    ],
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                  }
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              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v3.6.14rc0",
            "v4.0.6rc0",
            "wireshark-4.0.5",
            "v4.0.5",
            "wireshark-3.6.13",
            "v3.6.13",
            "v3.6.13rc0",
            "v4.0.5rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.12",
            "v3.6.12",
            "wireshark-4.0.4",
            "v4.0.4",
            "v3.6.12rc0",
            "v4.0.4rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.11",
            "v3.6.11",
            "wireshark-4.0.3",
            "v4.0.3",
            "v3.6.11rc0",
            "v4.0.3rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.10",
            "v3.6.10",
            "wireshark-4.0.2",
            "v4.0.2",
            "v3.6.10rc0",
            "v4.0.2rc0",
            "wireshark-4.0.1",
            "v4.0.1",
            "wireshark-3.6.9",
            "v3.6.9",
            "v4.0.1rc0",
            "wireshark-4.0.0",
            "v4.0.0",
            "v3.6.9rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.8",
            "v3.6.8",
            "v3.6.8rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.7",
            "v3.6.7",
            "v3.6.7rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.6",
            "v3.6.6",
            "v3.6.6rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.5",
            "v3.6.5",
            "v3.6.5rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.4",
            "v3.6.4",
            "v3.6.4rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.3",
            "v3.6.3",
            "v3.6.3rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.2",
            "v3.6.2",
            "v3.6.2rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.1",
            "v3.6.1",
            "v3.6.1rc0",
            "wireshark-3.6.0",
            "v3.6.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-2854.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:40.235196217Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-2854.json",
        "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-17.html",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2854.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2854",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429",
        "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19084"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
        "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2854.json"
      }
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2023-2854",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 507818,
  "published_at": "2023-05-26T00:00:00+00:00"
}