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ID:4421 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2011-3483
ID:4421 - Exploit for Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2011-3483
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44707
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3483
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.