CVE-2011-0538

Wireshark 1.4.3 - '.pcap' Memory Corruption

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, 1.4.0 through 1.4.3, and 1.5.0 frees an uninitialized pointer during processing of a .pcap file in the pcap-ng format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed file.

Wireshark versiones 1.2.0 hasta 1.2.14, versiones 1.4.0 hasta 1.4.3 y versiones 1.5.0, libera un puntero no inicializado durante el procesamiento de un archivo .pcap en el formato pcap-ng, que permite a los atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado por medio de un archivo malformado.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-01-20 CVE Reserved
2011-02-03 First Exploit
2011-02-08 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (28)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148	Vdb Entry
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35314	2011-02-03
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167	2024-08-06
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1	2017-09-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html	2017-09-19
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759	2017-09-19
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795	2017-09-19
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821	2017-09-19
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201	2017-09-19
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044	2017-09-19
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html	2017-09-19
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html	2017-09-19
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622	2017-09-19
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626	2017-09-19
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719	2017-09-19
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747	2017-09-19
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232	2011-03-21
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0538	2011-03-21

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.10 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.10"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.11 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.11"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.12 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.12"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.13 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.13"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.14 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.14"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.5.0"		-		Affected