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MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-0538
Wireshark uninitialized pointer freed in pcap-ng processing
Description

Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, 1.4.0 through 1.4.3, and 1.5.0 frees an uninitialized pointer during processing of a .pcap file in the pcap-ng format, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a malformed file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 8, 2011, 10 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0538 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
To address a vulnerability in Wireshark, update the affected packages.
  • Update the Wireshark package.
  • Upgrade to a later version.
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-2011-0538.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747 Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652 Exploit Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747 Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652 Exploit Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-0538 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-0538 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-0538 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0538 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46167
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=676232
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14605 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14605 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/65182 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65182 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://srcm.symantec.com/EditVulnerabilityFixes.aspx?docId=549474
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

28.36 }} -1.14%

score

0.96233

percentile