CVE-2023-0416

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 57.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-01-24 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 21:46Z11 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-01-20

Assigning CNA

GitLab

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseClass
• CWE-416Use After FreeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

835524c61f9f9b25e75edf4ae0248f702a7b1f47d1e61a07f86ed78f5287dd34

• www.wireshark.orghttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-04.html
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18779
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0416.json
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html