CVE-2011-2597
EPSS 1.3%
Description
The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.
How to fix CVE-2011-2597
To remediate CVE-2011-2597, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.6.1-1 or later
Is CVE-2011-2597 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.1-1