CVE-2011-2597

N/A Unknown

Published: July 07, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.

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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-August/063586.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/45086

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/45574

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/48947

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1025738

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:118

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48506

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-09.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68335

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14794

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html