CVE-2011-1139

N/A Unknown
Published: March 03, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a pcap-ng file that contains a large packet-length field.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=35855
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/44169
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5661
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65779
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14997
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=35855
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
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://secunia.com/advisories/43759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/44169
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5661
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.3%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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