Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2011-0444
Published: January 13, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45459
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0444
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the MAC-LTE dissector (epan/dissectors/packet-mac-lte.c) in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.13 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of RARs.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-0444
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053650.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053669.html
- http://osvdb.org/70403
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43175
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:007
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45775
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0104
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0270
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-01.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-02.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=5676
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5530
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64624
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14283