Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671331
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
Scores
EPSS
0.0180
EPSS Percentile
83.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (24)
wireshark/wireshark
0.99.2
wireshark/wireshark
0.99.3
wireshark/wireshark
0.99.4
wireshark/wireshark
0.99.5
wireshark/wireshark
0.99.6
wireshark/wireshark
0.99.7
wireshark/wireshark
0.99.8
wireshark/wireshark
1.0.0
wireshark/wireshark
1.0.1
wireshark/wireshark
1.0.2
... and 14 more
Published
Mar 28, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026