CVE-2011-2698 — Infinite Loop in Wireshark

CWE-189CWE-835 — Infinite Loop6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
3.1%
top 13.19%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedAug 23
Latest updateMay 17

Description

Off-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI MAP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an invalid packet.

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/wireshark9 versions+8

Patches

Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗Patch: lists.fedoraproject.org ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-4j9w-fggf-r5v6: Off-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-2698: Off-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a↗2011-08-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector↗2011-06-20
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Debian
CVE-2011-2698: wireshark - Off-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi...↗2011
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-2698 wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector↗2011-07-19
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