CVE-2011-2597 — Infinite Loop in Wireshark

CWE-399CWE-835 — Infinite Loop8 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.46%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedJul 7
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.6.1-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.6.1-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark28 versions+27

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-346j-jpcf-2285: The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-2597: The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1↗2011-07-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: infinite loop DoS in lucent/ascend file parser↗2011-05-31
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Debian
CVE-2011-2597: wireshark - The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1....↗2011
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-2698 wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector↗2011-07-19
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-2597 BZ#723215 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2011-07-08
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-2597 wireshark: infinite loop DoS in lucent/ascend file parser↗2011-07-07
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