CVE-2011-4102

Published: Nov 3, 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

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 service (application crash) via a malformed file.

Affected (13)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

10 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.6
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.7
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.8
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.4.9

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.2

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (26)

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39508

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://osvdb.org/76770

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/46644

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/46913

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/48947

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50486

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6479

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750648

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71092

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39508

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

Patch

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9

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

Patch

http://osvdb.org/76770

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

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/46644

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/46913

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/48947

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50486

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

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html

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

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6479

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

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750648

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

Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71092

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073

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

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