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CVE-2011-1590
Published: Apr 29, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not properly initialize certain global variables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2011:083
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
FEDORA-2011-5621
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2011-5529
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
48947
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20110418 Re: Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754
x_refsource_CONFIRM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15050
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
SUSE-SU-2011:0611
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
FEDORA-2011-5569
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
DSA-2274
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
44374
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
71846
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revision
x_refsource_CONFIRM
44822
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
44172
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2011-1022
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
1025388
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
[oss-security] 20110418 Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
ADV-2011-1106
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
45149
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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