CVE-2011-1590
wireshark - multiple
EPSS 2.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2011-1590
To remediate CVE-2011-1590, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.4.5-1 or later
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.2.11-6+squeeze2 or later
Is CVE-2011-1590 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.4.5-1
- from 0, < 1.2.11-6+squeeze2