Resource management error in Wireshark - CVE-2011-2597
Published: July 7, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44899
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2597
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-2597
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45086
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45574
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025738
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48506
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-09.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68335
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14794