PT-2011-4356 · Wireshark · Wireshark

Published 2011-08-23 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2011-3266

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.6

Low

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.8 Wireshark versions 1.6.0 through 1.6.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an infinite loop, when the IKEv1 protocol dissector is used in Wireshark. This can be achieved through vectors involving a malformed IKE packet and many items in a tree, requiring user-assisted actions.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.8, consider disabling the IKEv1 protocol dissector until a patch is available. For Wireshark versions 1.6.0 through 1.6.1, consider disabling the IKEv1 protocol dissector until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3266

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Affected Products

Wireshark

References · 278

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-3266 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3266 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3266 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3266 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 · Vendor Advisory
• 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
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4932 · Note