VDB
CVE-2011-1956
CVE-2011-1956
PUBLISHED
CVSS 4.300000190734863 MEDIUM
The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.
EPSS 5.85% · 92.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.300000190734863
EPSS Score
5.85%
92.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.4.5 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Jun 6, 2011 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [oss-security] 20110531 CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.5 TCP DoS issue mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110601 Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.5 TCP DoS issue mailing-list
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1956 advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44449 url
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html patch
- http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943 technical
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837 exploit