CVE-2011-3483: Buffer Overflow
First published: Wed Sep 07 2011(Updated: )
A buffer exception handling vulnerability was found in wireshark. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. This affects versions 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 and has been fixed in version 1.6.2 Reference: <a href="http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html">http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html</a> This issue affects the versions of wireshark shipped with Fedora-14, Fedora-15 and the upcoming Fedora-16 and has been fixed via the following security advisories: <a href="https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12423">https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12423</a> <a href="https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12403">https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12403</a> <a href="https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12399">https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12399</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.6.0 | |
| Wireshark Wireshark | =1.6.1 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3483 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3483
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3483
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12423
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12403
- https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2011-12399
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