CVE-2011-1591

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1591
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-29 22:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.osvdb.org/71848 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Wireshark Buffer Overflow in DECT Dissector Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#243670 - Wireshark DECT dissector vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: wireshark-1.4.6-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
5836 – possibly exploitable crash af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org Exploit
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:083 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Wireshark Denial of Service and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: wireshark-1.2.16-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
5838 – Buffer overflow in Wireshark 1.4.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Wireshark 1.4.1-1.4.4 SEH Overflow Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: wireshark-1.4.6-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Wireshark <= 1.4.4 packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-06 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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