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Critical
CVE-2011-1591
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
- http://www.osvdb.org/71848
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 29th, 2011
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.