CVE-2011-3484

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    CVE-2011-3484

    Published: 20 Sept 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.

    References: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6138, http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=38213, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6138, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737787, 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-2011-12.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15062

    Affected packages

    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