Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2011-0538 — 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 Buffer8 documents7 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
24.0%
top 3.94%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedFeb 8
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, 1.4.0 through 1.4.3, and 1.5.0 frees an uninitialized pointer during processing of a .pcap file in the pcap-ng format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.4.3-3 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.4.3-3+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark20 versions+19

Patches

Patch: openwall.com ↗Patch: bugs.wireshark.org ↗Patch: openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-mh8c-wx62-vg9v: Wireshark 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-0538: Wireshark 1↗2011-02-08
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Wireshark 1.4.3 - '.pcap' Memory Corruption↗2011-02-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
Wireshark: memory corruption when reading a malformed pcap file (upstream bug #5652)↗2011-02-03
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Debian
CVE-2011-0538: wireshark - Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, 1.4.0 through 1.4.3, and 1.5.0 frees an uninitia...↗2011
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-0538 CVE-2010-3445 CVE-2011-1143 CVE-2011-1140 CVE-2011-1138 CVE-2011-1139 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]↗2011-02-11
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-0538 Wireshark: memory corruption when reading a malformed pcap file (upstream bug #5652)↗2011-02-09
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