HIGH
Wireshark: Heap-based buffer overflow in DECT dissector
Published Apr 29, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 41.74%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
41.74% 0.41744
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.41744
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 (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 41.74% (0.41744) | 98.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 41.74% (0.41744) | 98.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 77.21% (0.77213) | 98.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 28, 2025 | 78.52% (0.78516) | 98.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 82.12% (0.82124) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 84.49% (0.84492) | 99.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 82.12% (0.82124) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 83.33% (0.83329) | 98.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2024 | 87.11% (0.87111) | 98.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 88.94% (0.88937) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 96.00% (0.96001) | 99.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 95.37% (0.95367) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 95.08% (0.95077) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 96.38% (0.96381) | 99.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 96.59% (0.96594) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 96.46% (0.96458) | 99.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 96.28% (0.96276) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2023 | 96.16% (0.96164) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 96.50% (0.96501) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 96.82% (0.96824) | 99.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 25, 2023 | 96.89% (0.96891) | 99.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.68% (0.96677) | 99.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 70.61% (0.70614) | 99.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 19, 2022 | 70.61% (0.70614) | 99.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 71.36% (0.71355) | 99.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 72.53% (0.72527) | 99.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (24)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44172 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44374 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/71848 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1591 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697746 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1591
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1591
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 29, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 5, 2011
Link CVE-2011-1591
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a