CVE-2011-1959
EPSS 1.9%
Description
The snoop_read function in wiretap/snoop.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 does not properly handle certain virtualizable buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in a snoop file that triggers a stack-based buffer over-read.
How to fix CVE-2011-1959
To remediate CVE-2011-1959, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.6.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-1959 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.0-1