CVE-2011-3483
wireshark - buffer underflow
EPSS 6.3%
Description
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
How to fix CVE-2011-3483
To remediate CVE-2011-3483, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.6.2-1 or later
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.2.11-6+squeeze6 or later
Is CVE-2011-3483 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 6.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.2-1
- from 0, < 1.2.11-6+squeeze6