4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1590
Wireshark X.509if Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 29, 2011, 10:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1590 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-2011-1590.

URL Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revision Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2 Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8 Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
http://secunia.com/advisories/44822
http://secunia.com/advisories/45149
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025388
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.osvdb.org/71846
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754 Exploit Patch
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revision Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2 Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8 Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
http://secunia.com/advisories/44822
http://secunia.com/advisories/45149
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025388
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.osvdb.org/71846
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754 Exploit Patch
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-1590 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1590 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?revision=36608&view=revision
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
    Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/44822
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/45149
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1025388
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/71846
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.html
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793
    Added Reference https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050
  • 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-2011-1590 Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector 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.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0509 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1590 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697741 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. CVE-2011-1590 Wireshark: Use-after-free causes heap-based buffer overflow in X.509if dissector
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697741 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1590 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0509 [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:15050 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 02, 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1590 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-2011-1590 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.49 }} -3.62%

score

0.83918

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability