CVE-2011-3483 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....
MediumCVSS 4.3
EPSS 5.6%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
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."
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/wireshark(Debian:12) | < 1.6.2-1 | 1.6.2-1 |
| debian/wireshark(Debian:13) | < 1.6.2-1 | 1.6.2-1 |
| debian/wireshark(Debian:14) | < 1.6.2-1 | 1.6.2-1 |
| wireshark | = 1.6.0 | No fix listed |
| wireshark | = 1.6.1 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-3483 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2011:138 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110913 CVE Request: Multiple issues fixed in wireshark 1.6.2 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110914 Re: CVE Request: Multiple issues fixed in wireshark 1.6.2 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110914 Re: CVE Request: Multiple issues fixed in wireshark 1.6.2 mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110914 Re: CVE Request: Multiple issues fixed in wireshark 1.6.2 mailing-list
- www.wireshark.org
- bugs.wireshark.org
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14971 signature vdb-entry