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 5.33% · 90.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
4.300000190734863
EPSS Score
5.33%
90.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.4.5 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Exploit Intelligence
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19 (nist-nvd)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9 (nist-nvd)
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837 (nist-nvd)
- http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html (circl)
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14943 (circl)
- wireshark-desegmenttcp-dos(67789) (circl)
- 44449 (circl)
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html (circl)
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 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html url
- [oss-security] 20110531 CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.5 TCP DoS issue mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14943 vdb
- wireshark-desegmenttcp-dos(67789) vdb
- [oss-security] 20110601 Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.5 TCP DoS issue mailing-list
- 44449 third-party-advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html url
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1956 advisory