CVE-2011-1592

Public Exploit

Description

The NFS dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 on Windows uses an incorrect integer data type during decoding of SETCLIENTID calls, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.36% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66833 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14987 vdb entry signature
http://www.osvdb.org/71847 vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8 mailing list exploit patch
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5209 patch exploit
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=34115&view=revision patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2 mailing list exploit patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1592?
CVE-2011-1592 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1592?
To fix CVE-2011-1592, 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-2011-1592 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1592 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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