FKIE_CVE-2011-1591

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-04-29 22:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:29
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/44172
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/44374
secalert@redhat.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670US Government Resource
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.osvdb.org/71848
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838Exploit
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/71848
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 1.4.0
wireshark wireshark 1.4.1
wireshark wireshark 1.4.2
wireshark wireshark 1.4.3
wireshark wireshark 1.4.4
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