CVE-2011-0024 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Wireshark

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow7 documents6 sources
Severity
9.3CRITICALNVD
EPSS
1.8%
top 17.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedMar 28
Latest updateMay 3

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.2-0-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.2-0-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark1.0.16+23

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v7qp-r7xw-hqm2: Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng↗2022-05-03
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OSV
CVE-2011-0024: Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng↗2011-03-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow in wireshark < 1.2 when reading malformed capture files↗2011-03-21
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Debian
CVE-2011-0024: wireshark - Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows re...↗2011
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-0024 wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow in wireshark < 1.2 when reading malformed capture files↗2011-01-21
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