2.6

CVE-2011-3266: wireshark Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 2.6v2.0LowModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3266
Published 24-08-2011Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-3266 is a low (CVSS 2.6) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
11/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Timeline

  1. 24-08-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The proto_tree_add_item function in Wireshark 1.6.0 through 1.6.1 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.8, when the IKEv1 protocol dissector is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving a malformed IKE packet and many items in a tree.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.32% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.6.2-1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.6.0 | 1.6.1 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.8

2 vendors · 2 products

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