CVE-2011-1959

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-1959
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-06-06 19:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe snoop_read function in wiretap/snoop.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 does not properly handle certain virtualizable buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in a snoop file that triggers a stack-based buffer over-read.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.10 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.11 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.12 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.13 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.14 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.15 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.16 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.2 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.3 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.4 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.5 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.6 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.7 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.8 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.9 All All All
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
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.5 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
5912 – Corrupted snoop file can crash Wireshark af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: wireshark-1.4.7-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Fedora update for wireshark - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-08 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2274-1 wireshark af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.7/1.2.17 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
710039 – (CVE-2011-1959) CVE-2011-1959 wireshark: Stack-based buffer over-read from tvbuff buffer when reading snoop capture files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonsvn.wireshark.org Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: wireshark-1.4.7-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian update for wireshark - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: wireshark-1.2.17-1.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-07 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org Vendor Advisory
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