CVE-2011-3484 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.4%
top 19.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedSep 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.6.2-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.6.2-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark1.6.0, 1.6.1+1

Patches

Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗Patch: bugs.wireshark.org ↗Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-39wm-25wq-rp9x: The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-3484: The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety↗2011-09-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
Wireshark: OpenSafety dissector vulnerability↗2011-09-07
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Debian
CVE-2011-3484: wireshark - The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety...↗2011
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-3484 Wireshark: OpenSafety dissector vulnerability↗2011-09-13
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