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CVE-2011-1138

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Description

Off-by-one error in the dissect_6lowpan_iphc function in packet-6lowpan.c in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed 6LoWPAN IPv6 packet.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16299

https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65783

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46636

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900

http://secunia.com/advisories/44169

http://secunia.com/advisories/43759

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=36036

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-03-03

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0381

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