CVE-2011-1958: wireshark
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1958
Published 06-06-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-1958 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.88%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1Timeline
- 06-06-2011PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted Diameter dictionary file.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.88%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.88% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.88%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- wireshark< 1.6.0-1
Wireshark1 product
- wiresharkEOL1.2 | 1.2.0 | 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 | 1.2.16 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6
2 vendors · 2 products
References
19 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061437.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 19 references
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710184X Refsource CONFIRM
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15045VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061290.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061477.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA