CVE-2011-2175
Integer underflow in the visual_read function in wiretap/visual.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a
02 Description
Integer underflow in the visual_read function in wiretap/visual.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.10% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-06-06 19:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 22:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-05-31
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c7daf7847ec514ab47b4e81c9ee730ce3db2535f8e483ccf729374dbab243c59
05 Affected products
06 References
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=37128
- secunia.com44958http://secunia.com/advisories/44958
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-7846http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061437.html
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0125http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- secunia.com48947http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- www.securityfocus.com48066http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48066
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-2274http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5934
- secunia.com44449http://secunia.com/advisories/44449
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710109
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110601 Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issueshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/11
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14645https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14645
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110601 Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issueshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-7821http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061290.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110531 CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issueshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/20
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-7858http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061477.html
- secunia.com45149http://secunia.com/advisories/45149
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 1.6.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 1.6.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 1.6.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.