Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2011-3266
The proto_tree_add_item function in Wireshark 1.6.0 through 1.6.1 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.8, when the IKEv1 protocol dissector is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving a malformed IKE packet and many items in a tree.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49377 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69411 (vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-13.html
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8351 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519049/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15042 (signature, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory)