CVE-2011-2175
EPSS 2.0%
Description
Integer underflow in the visual_read function in wiretap/visual.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed Visual Networks file that triggers a heap-based buffer over-read.
How to fix CVE-2011-2175
To remediate CVE-2011-2175, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.6.0-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-2175 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.0-1