CVE-2011-1591 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 41.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 41.74% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-04-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Wireshark 1.4.4 - DECT Dissector Remote Buffer Overflow | 2011-11-22 |
| exploit-db | Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1) | 2011-04-19 |
| exploit-db | Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) | 2011-04-19 |
| exploit-db | Wireshark 1.4.1 < 1.4.4 - Local Overflow (SEH) | 2011-04-18 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
- http://www.osvdb.org/71848
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
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