9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-0024
Wireshark Heap Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 28, 2011, 4:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0024 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-0024.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821 Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671331

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-0024 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0024 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2011-0024 wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow in wireshark < 1.2 when reading malformed capture files Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0370 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0024 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file. CVE-2011-0024 wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow in wireshark < 1.2 when reading malformed capture files
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0370 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0024 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.95 }} -0.33%

score

0.89129

percentile

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