Description
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
Exploits (1)
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971
Scores
EPSS
0.0678
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (2)
wireshark/wireshark
1.6.0
wireshark/wireshark
1.6.1
Published
Sep 20, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026