{
    "id": "CVE-2011-1591",
    "published": "2011-04-29 22:55:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:29:41",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.41744",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98642",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:10",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "wireshark",
            "product": "wireshark"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18145",
            "title": "Wireshark 1.4.4 - DECT Dissector Remote Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2011-11-22",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18145"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "17186",
            "title": "Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1)",
            "date": "2011-04-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17186"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "17195",
            "title": "Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)",
            "date": "2011-04-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "17185",
            "title": "Wireshark 1.4.1 < 1.4.4 - Local Overflow (SEH)",
            "date": "2011-04-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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"
    ]
}