9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-1591
Wireshark DECT Stack Buffer Overflow
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1591 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-2011-1591.

URL Resource
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
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185 Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.osvdb.org/71848
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-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836 Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
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
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185 Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.osvdb.org/71848
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-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836 Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000

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  • 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-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://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185
    Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/71848
    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-2011-06.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
  • 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:15000 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000 [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/66834 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834 [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.
Exploit Prediction

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

82.12 }} -2.37%

score

0.99169

percentile

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