Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2011-1143
Published: March 3, 2011 / Updated: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45259
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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1143
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1143
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=34018
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44169
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46796
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5157
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16209