SB2011110301 - Input validation error in Wireshark
Published: November 3, 2011 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011110301
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4101)
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39500
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
- http://osvdb.org/76769
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50481
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-18.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6476
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750645
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71091
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14760