wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow in wireshark < 1.2 when reading malformed capture files
Published Mar 28, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.96%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.0.16
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
- 0.99.4
- 0.99.5
- 0.99.6
- 0.99.7
- 0.99.8
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.0.6
- 1.0.7
- 1.0.8
- 1.0.9
- 1.0.10
- 1.0.11
- 1.0.12
- 1.0.13
- 1.0.14
- 1.0.15
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:1.0.15-2.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_6.4
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-2.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-1.el5_6.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0370 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.96% (0.04958) | 91.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.96% (0.04958) | 91.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01168) | 76.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.69% (0.02687) | 76.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.02% (0.01017) | 75.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 89.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 2.65% (0.02652) | 89.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.90% (0.02897) | 89.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 87.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 54.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 86.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.29% (0.04291) | 70.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43821 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0024 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671331 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0024
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0024
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/43821 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0024 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=671331 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0024 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0024 |
Change history (0)
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