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    CVE-2011-3483

    Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."

    Published:Sep 7, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Sep 20, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.07691
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36128

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    References

    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High