CVE-2023-6174

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

0.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 54.3% 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

2023-11-16 11:30Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-03-27 13:56Z7 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-11-16

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-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase
• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ed848a2c6b03cbede55917a684427dadf58bedfd3c29142dc1d1dff85966e2bf

• www.wireshark.orghttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-28.html
• gitlab.comGitLab Issue #19369https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19369issue-tracking
• www.debian.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5559
• security.gentoo.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-09
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34DBP5P2RHQ7XUABPANYYMOGV5KS6VEP/
• lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MADSCHKZSCKQ5NLIX3UMOIJD2JZ65L4V/