CVE-2011-1590
published 2011-04-29CVE-2011-1590: 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…
PriorityP416medium4.3CVSS 2.0
AVNACMAuNCNINAP
EPSS
1.81%
76.4th percentile
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.
Affected
26 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.4.5-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.4.5-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
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| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.4.5-1 | 1.4.5-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.4.5-1 | 1.4.5-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.4.5-1 | 1.4.5-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv4.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.3LOW
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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Red Hat
Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector
vendor_redhat·2011-04-15·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2011-1590 [MEDIUM] CWE-122 Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector
Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector
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.
Statement: This issue does not affect the version of wireshark package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This issue was fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 via RHSA-2012:0509.
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4) - Not affected
Package: wireshark (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2011-1590: wireshark - The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 do...
vendor_debian·2011·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2011-1590 [MEDIUM] CVE-2011-1590: wireshark - The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 do...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.4.5-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.4.5-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.4.5-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.4.5-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.4.5-1)
GHSA
GHSA-w9cx-3763-q7p4: The X
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2011-1590 [MEDIUM] GHSA-w9cx-3763-q7p4: The X
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.
OSV
CVE-2011-1590: The X
osv·2011-04-29·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2011-1590 [MEDIUM] CVE-2011-1590: The X
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-1590 Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector
bugzilla·2011-04-19·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2011-1590 [MEDIUM] CVE-2011-1590 Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector
CVE-2011-1590 Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector
A Use-after-free flaw causing a heap-based buffer overflow was found in the
X.509if dissector of Wireshark 1.2.0 to 1.2.15 and 1.4.0 to 1.4.4.
A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause wireshark executable
to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user running wireshark.
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793
Patch:
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revision
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this issue
Affects: fedora-all [bug 697747]
---
This issue was addressed in Fedora 14 and Fedora 15 via:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/wires
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-1590 CVE-2011-1591 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2011-04-19·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2011-1590 [MEDIUM] CVE-2011-1590 CVE-2011-1591 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2011-1590 CVE-2011-1591 wireshark various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected Fedora
versions.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When creating a Bodhi update request, please include the bug IDs of the
respective parent bugs filed against the "Security Response" product.
Please mention CVE ids in the RPM changelog when available.
Bodhi update submission link:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/new/?type_=security&bugs=697741
Please note: this issue affects multiple supported
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revisionhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.htmlhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8http://secunia.com/advisories/44172http://secunia.com/advisories/44374http://secunia.com/advisories/44822http://secunia.com/advisories/45149http://secunia.com/advisories/48947http://securitytracker.com/id?1025388http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083http://www.osvdb.org/71846http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.htmlhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revisionhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.htmlhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8http://secunia.com/advisories/44172http://secunia.com/advisories/44374http://secunia.com/advisories/44822http://secunia.com/advisories/45149http://secunia.com/advisories/48947http://securitytracker.com/id?1025388http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083http://www.osvdb.org/71846http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.htmlhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050
2011-04-29
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