CVE-2011-1959

wireshark: Stack-based buffer over-read from tvbuff buffer when reading snoop capture files

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The snoop_read function in wiretap/snoop.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 does not properly handle certain virtualizable buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in a snoop file that triggers a stack-based buffer over-read.

La función snoop_read en wiretap/snoop.c de Wireshark v1.2.x antes de v1.2.17 y v1.4.x antes de v1.4.7 no maneja adecuadamente ciertos búfers virtualizables, que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio ( caída de aplicación) a través de un valor de longitud grande en un archivo de Snoop que desencadena un búfer una sobre-lectura en la pila del búfer.

Wireshark, previously known as Ethereal, is a network protocol analyzer. It is used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network. A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Wireshark handled Endace ERF capture files. If Wireshark opened a specially-crafted ERF capture file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

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

2011-05-09 CVE Reserved
2011-06-06 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-04-02 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (21)

URL	Tag	Source
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/20	Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/1	Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/11	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/44449	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44958	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45149	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48066	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67792	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14656	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5912	2024-08-06
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710039	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=37068	2017-09-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061290.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061437.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061477.html	2017-09-19
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html	2017-09-19
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274	2017-09-19
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html	2017-09-19
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html	2017-09-19
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1959	2013-01-08

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 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
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"				1.2.15 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.15"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.16 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.16"		-		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"				1.4.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.6"		-		Affected