CVE-2011-3484

Published: Sep 20, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.

Affected (2)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.1

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (20)

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=38213

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-12.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6138

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatch

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737787

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15062

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=38213

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-12.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6138

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitPatch

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737787

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15062

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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