Bug 1211793 (CVE-2023-2879)

Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2023-2879: wireshark: GDSDB dissector infinite loop
Product:	[Novell Products] SUSE Security Incidents	Reporter:	Gabriele Sonnu <gabriele.sonnu>
Component:	Incidents	Assignee:	Security Team bot <security-team>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	Security Team bot <security-team>
Severity:	Major
Priority:	P3 - Medium	CC:	security-team
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/367586/
Whiteboard:	CVSSv3.1:SUSE:CVE-2023-2879:3.3:(AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Found By:	Security Response Team	Services Priority:
Business Priority:		Blocker:	---
Marketing QA Status:	---	IT Deployment:	---

Description Gabriele Sonnu 2023-05-29 07:25:54 UTC

CVE-2023-2879

Summary

Name: GDSDB dissector infinite loop

Docid: wnpa-sec-2023-14

Date: May 24, 2023

Affected versions: 4.0.0 to 4.0.5, 3.6.0 to 3.6.13

Fixed versions: 4.0.6, 3.6.14

References:

Wireshark issue 19068.
CVE-2023-2879
Details
Description

The GDSDB dissector could go into an infinite loop.
Impact

It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 4.0.6, 3.6.14 or later.

Comment 1 Maintenance Automation 2023-05-30 16:30:28 UTC

SUSE-SU-2023:2320-1: An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Category: security (moderate)
Bug References: 1211703, 1211705, 1211706, 1211707, 1211710, 1211793
CVE References: CVE-2023-0668, CVE-2023-2855, CVE-2023-2856, CVE-2023-2857, CVE-2023-2858, CVE-2023-2859
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (src): wireshark-3.6.14-150000.3.92.1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 (src): wireshark-3.6.14-150000.3.92.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (src): wireshark-3.6.14-150000.3.92.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (src): wireshark-3.6.14-150000.3.92.1
Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (src): wireshark-3.6.14-150000.3.92.1
Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 (src): wireshark-3.6.14-150000.3.92.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 (src): wireshark-3.6.14-150000.3.92.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.

Comment 2 Robert Frohl 2023-06-14 12:07:11 UTC

done

Comment 5 Maintenance Automation 2023-08-09 08:59:22 UTC

SUSE-SU-2023:3252-1: An update that solves nine vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Category: security (moderate)
Bug References: 1211703, 1211705, 1211706, 1211707, 1211710, 1211793, 1211844, 1212084, 1213319
CVE References: CVE-2023-0667, CVE-2023-0668, CVE-2023-2855, CVE-2023-2856, CVE-2023-2857, CVE-2023-2858, CVE-2023-2879, CVE-2023-2952, CVE-2023-3648
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
Desktop Applications Module 15-SP4 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
Desktop Applications Module 15-SP5 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (src): wireshark-3.6.15-150000.3.97.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.