CVE-2011-3483
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
20/09/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011%3A138
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011%3A138
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971