Heap-based buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2011-0713
Published: March 3, 2011 / Updated: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45261
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0713
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/dct3trace.c in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3. A remote attacker can use a long record in a Nokia DCT3 trace file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Wireshark
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0713
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=35953
- 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://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/16/13
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46416
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678198
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65460
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65780
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14766