CVE-2011-0445

Description

The ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via crafted packets, as demonstrated by fuzz-2010-12-30-28473.pcap.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43175 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0270 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45775 vdb entry
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-02.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14505 signature vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/70402 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053650.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-February/053669.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5537
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64625 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0445?
CVE-2011-0445 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0445?
To fix CVE-2011-0445, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-0445 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-0445 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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