CVE-2011-1138
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
Off-by-one error in the dissect_6lowpan_iphc function in packet-6lowpan.c in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed 6LoWPAN IPv6 packet.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.4.4-1 |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=36036
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44169
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46636
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5722
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65783
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16299
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1138
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.