CVE-2011-3483 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark by tricking users into opening a malformed capture file, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3483?
CVE-2011-3483 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 20 Sep 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3483?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3483?
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-2011-3483 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-3483 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3483, GHSA-g6pq-9prm-67qv.