PT-2011-2021 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1

Marc Schoenefeld · Published 2011-03-21 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2011-0024

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions prior to 1.2

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the wiretap/pcapng.c file, which can be triggered by a crafted capture file. This can cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, or potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.2, update to version 1.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-0024

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

RHSA-2011:0370

RHSA-2011_0370

Affected Products

Red Hat

Wireshark

References · 286

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0024 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-0024 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-0024 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0024 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43821 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/cldap.rb · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6243 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6428 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-3558 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1576 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1140 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4298 · Note