CVE-2011-4102

N/A Unknown

Published: November 03, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed file.

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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=39508

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://osvdb.org/76770

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/46644

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/46913

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/48947

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50486

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6479

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750648

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71092

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39508