CVE-2011-0538 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7.5% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, 1.4.0 through 1.4.3, and 1.5.0 frees an uninitialized pointer during processing of a .pcap file in the pcap-ng format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 7.51% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-02-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wireshark 1.4.3 - '.pcap' Memory Corruption | 2011-02-03 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
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