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Status published
Medium
CVE-2011-1956
The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer...
Vulnerability Description
The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44449
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.4.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 6th, 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.