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CVE-2011-1590

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not properly initialize certain global variables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.

How to fix

Remediation Available
wiresharkDebian
Fixed in:1.4.5-1CVE-2011-1590
Fixed in:1.4.5-1CVE-2011-1590
Fixed in:1.4.5-1CVE-2011-1590
Fixed in:1.4.5-1CVE-2011-1590

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days
76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

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