CVE-2011-4100
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed 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 | 1.6.3-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.6.3-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.6.3-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.6.3-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.6.3-1 |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39140
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
- http://osvdb.org/76768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4100
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.