CVE-2011-0538

N/A Unknown
Published: February 08, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, 1.4.0 through 1.4.3, and 1.5.0 frees an uninitialized pointer during processing of a .pcap file in the pcap-ng format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed file.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.5%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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