CVE-2011-1590 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by tricking users into opening a crafted pcap file due to uninitialized variables in the X.509if dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1590?
CVE-2011-1590 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 29 Apr 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not properly initialize certain global variables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1590?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2011-1590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1590, GHSA-w9cx-3763-q7p4.