CVE-2011-2698

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2698
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-08-23 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionOff-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI MAP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an invalid packet.

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-189 | 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 1.4.0 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

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Exploit, Patch
oss-security - CVE Request -- Wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Patch
[Wireshark] Revision 37930 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonsvn.wireshark.org Patch
Wireshark Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Wireshark ANSI A MAP Files Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Patch
Fedora update for wireshark - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org
Bug 723215 – CVE-2011-2698 wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-11 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 15 Update: wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc15 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
6044 – ansi_map: Buildbot crash output: fuzz-2011-06-20-22762.pcap af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org Exploit
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
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2011-2698 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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