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9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
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 Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
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
: 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 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
A buffer overflow vulnerability in Wireshark allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
  • Update Wireshark to a version greater than or equal to 1.4.5.
  • 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-2011-1591.

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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1591 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-2011-1591 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-2011-1591 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1591 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-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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
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.

77.80 }} -0.72%

score

0.98957

percentile