Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2011-1956
The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.059 (92.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.059 · newest: 0.059 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 1.4.5
References
- www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html (Patch)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14943 (signature, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789 (vdb-entry)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/44449 (third-party-advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html (Patch)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit)