CVE-2011-0538

Public Exploit

Description

Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, 1.4.0 through 1.4.3, and 1.5.0 frees an uninitialized pointer during processing of a .pcap file in the pcap-ng format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed file.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 29.50% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605 signature vdb entry
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900 third party advisory us government resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1 patch mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652 patch exploit
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167 vdb entry exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0538?
CVE-2011-0538 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-0538?
To fix CVE-2011-0538, 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-2011-0538 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-0538 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~29% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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