CVE-2011-2597

wireshark: infinite loop DoS in lucent/ascend file parser

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.

El analizador de archivos en Wireshark de Lucent/Ascend v1.2.x antes de v1.2.18, v1.4.x a v1.4.7, y v1.6.0 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (por un bucle infinito) a través de paquetes mal formados.

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Several flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump 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

2011-06-29 CVE Reserved
2011-07-07 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (17)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/45574	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025738	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48506	Vdb Entry
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-09.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68335	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14794	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.html	2017-09-19
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.html	2017-09-19
http://secunia.com/advisories/45086	2017-09-19
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:118	2017-09-19
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2597	2012-04-23
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719753	2012-04-23

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"				1.2.17 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.17"		-		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
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.6.0"		-		Affected