CVE-2011-2597 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Wireshark via malformed packets processed by the Lucent/Ascend file parser.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-2597?
CVE-2011-2597 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 7 Jul 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2597?
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-2011-2597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2597, GHSA-346j-jpcf-2285.