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.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.4.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References