CVE-2011-4101 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Wireshark

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
1.0%
top 22.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedNov 3
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband.c in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference 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 1.6.3-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.6.3-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark13 versions+12

Patches

Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v6x9-g486-j2r6: The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-4101: The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband↗2011-11-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: NULL pointer dereference in Infiniband dissector can cause a crash↗2011-10-20
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Debian
CVE-2011-4101: wireshark - The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband.c in...↗2011
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-4101 wireshark: NULL pointer dereference in Infiniband dissector can cause a crash↗2011-11-01
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