CVE-2011-0538: Buffer Overflow
First published: Tue Feb 08 2011(Updated: )
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0538">CVE-2011-0538</a> to the following vulnerability: Name: <a href="https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0538">CVE-2011-0538</a> URL: <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0538">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0538</a> Assigned: 20110120 Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20110204 Wireshark: Freeing uninitialized pointer Reference: URL:<a href="http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1">http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1</a> Reference: MISC:<a href="https://srcm.symantec.com/EditVulnerabilityFixes.aspx?docId=549474">https://srcm.symantec.com/EditVulnerabilityFixes.aspx?docId=549474</a> Reference: CONFIRM:<a href="https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652">https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652</a> Reference: BID:46167 Reference: URL:<a href="http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167">http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167</a> Wireshark 1.5.0, 1.4.3, and earlier 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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.4.2 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.7 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.4.0 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.11 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.10 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.6 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.8 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.0 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.14 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.3 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.12 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.13 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.5 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.1 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.4 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.4.3 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.9 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.2.2 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.4.1 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.5.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0538
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-0538
- https://srcm.symantec.com/EditVulnerabilityFixes.aspx?docId=549474
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=676781
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
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