CVE-2011-4102

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4102
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-11-03 15:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed file.

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 1.4.0 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 1.4.8 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.9 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.0 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.1 All All All
Application Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request for wireshark flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
Wireshark ERF File Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2011-19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wireshark.org
6479 – ERF file reader buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.wireshark.org
osvdb.org/76770 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Bug 750648 – CVE-2011-4102 wireshark: buffer overflow in the ERF file reader af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[Wireshark] Revision 39508 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 anonsvn.wireshark.org Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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