CVE-2011-1958 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedJun 6
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted Diameter dictionary file.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.6.0-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.6.0-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark25 versions+24

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-3q83-jxph-xjf8: Wireshark 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-1958: Wireshark 1↗2011-06-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
(64bit): NULL pointer dereference by processing of a corrupted Diameter dictionary file↗2011-05-31
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Debian
CVE-2011-1958: wireshark - Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows user-assisted remote...↗2011
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-1958 wireshark (64bit): NULL pointer dereference by processing of a corrupted Diameter dictionary file↗2011-06-02
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