CVE-2011-2597
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-2597 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-07-07 19:55:02 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.2.17 | 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 |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.6.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2011:1262-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc14 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Wireshark Lucent/Ascend File Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityTracker: Wireshark Lucent/Ascend File Parser Lets Remote Users Deny Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Wireshark Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-09 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wireshark.org | |
| Fedora update for wireshark - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wireshark.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-11 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wireshark.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:118 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc15 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.fedoraproject.org | |
| Security Alerts - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2011:1263-1: important: VUL-1: wireshark | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.