CVE-2011-1956 in Wireshark

Summary

The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.

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• Reservation: 05/09/2011
• Disclosure: 06/06/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-476 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 5.3
• EPSS: 0.06052
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1956
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1956
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-1956/