CVE-2011-4100: The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable…

PriorityP416medium4.3CVSS 2.0

AVNACMAuNCNINAP

EPSS

2.28%

81.3th percentile

The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

Affected

8 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	wireshark	< wireshark 1.6.3-1 (bookworm)	wireshark 1.6.3-1 (bookworm)
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	—	—
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 1.6.3-1	1.6.3-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 1.6.3-1	1.6.3-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 1.6.3-1	1.6.3-1
wireshark	wireshark	>= 0 < 1.6.3-1	1.6.3-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

osv4.3MEDIUM

vendor_debian4.3MEDIUM

vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM

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