CVE-2011-1590: wireshark Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-1590 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 1.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 29-04-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not properly initialize certain global variables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.81%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.81% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
3 foundExploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- wireshark< 1.4.5-1
Wireshark1 product
- wiresharkEOL1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7 | 1.2.8 | 1.2.9 | 1.2.10 | 1.2.11 | 1.2.12 | 1.2.13 | 1.2.14 | 1.2.15 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4
2 vendors · 2 products
References
24 links- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793X Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
Show all 24 references
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM