CVE-2011-4100

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

The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39140
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://osvdb.org/76768
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://osvdb.org/76768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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