CVE-2023-1993

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

4.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 89.8% 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

Low. 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

2023-04-12 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-03 21:47Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-04-11

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-834Excessive IterationClass
• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

efb403f60b5cca82abb81dd4541a61241f31ee4815aedbce9ad0296c5dabdf82

• www.wireshark.orghttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-10.html
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18900
• gitlab.comhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-1993.json
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-f70fbf64cbhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EHLTD25WNQSPQNELX52UH6YLP4TBLKTT/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-203eff67e0https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PFJERBHVWYLYWXO2B3V47QH66IEB6EZ3/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-7af3ad9ffehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FZA7IMATNNQPLIM6WMRPM3T5ZY24NRR2/vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20230429 [SECURITY] [DLA 3402-1] wireshark security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00029.htmlmailing-list
• www.debian.orgDSA-5429https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5429vendor-advisory
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202309-02https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-02vendor-advisory
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00049.html