4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1956
"Wireshark Denial of Service Vuln"
Description

The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

June 6, 2011, 7:55 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:32 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1956 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
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-2011-1956.

URL Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19 Exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/44449
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html Patch
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-1956 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1956 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 [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:14943 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/67789 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 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-2011-1956 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-2011-1956 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.02 }} 0.04%

score

0.83992

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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