CVE-2011-4102
Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
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
- 3.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.9% 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
- Moderate. 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
- 2011-11-03 15:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 00:01Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-10-18
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 875929943304f7cabe294f6ad724ef2d261ad76debcb27f074a15050165b4502
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750648
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0125http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- secunia.com48947http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- www.securityfocus.com50486http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50486
- secunia.com46913http://secunia.com/advisories/46913
- anonsvn.wireshark.orghttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39508
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html
- osvdb.org76770http://osvdb.org/76770
- secunia.com46644http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwireshark-erf-bo(71092)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71092
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:15073https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6479
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20111101 Re: CVE request for wireshark flawshttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 1.6.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 1.6.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 1.6.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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