Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2011-0024

Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.050 (91.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Wireshark — versions 0.99.2, 0.99.3, 0.99.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)