6.8
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2011-0713
Wireshark Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/dct3trace.c in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long record in a Nokia DCT3 trace file.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2011, 1 a.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-0713 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
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
Wireshark is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow; upgrading to a patched version will address the issue.
  • Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.2.15 / 1.4.4 or later.
  • Update the affected wireshark packages.
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-2011-0713.

URL Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=35953 Patch
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/2011/02/16/13
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46416
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678198
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65780
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14766
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=35953 Patch
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/2011/02/16/13
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46416
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
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 Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678198
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65780
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14766
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-0713 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2011-0713 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-0713 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://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=35953
    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/2011/02/16/13
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
    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.securityfocus.com/bid/46416
    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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=678198
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65460
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65780
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14766
  • 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-2011-0713 Wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow when reading malformed Nokia DCT3 phone signalling traces Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/dct3trace.c in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long record in a Nokia DCT3 trace 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-2011:0369 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0713 [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/dct3trace.c in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long record in a Nokia DCT3 trace file. CVE-2011-0713 Wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow when reading malformed Nokia DCT3 phone signalling traces
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0713 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0369 [No Types Assigned]
  • 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:14766 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14766 [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/65780 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/65460 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65780 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65460 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 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.

2.27 }} -1.60%

score

0.83163

percentile