CVE-2011-2698
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 elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI MAP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an invalid 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.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.6.1-1 |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=37930
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45086
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45574
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/19/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49071
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6044
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723215
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69074
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14610
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2698
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.