Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 29, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1590
CVE-2011-1590
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.
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Affected products
23cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 21 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <1.2.16, <1.4.5
Patches
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References
23- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvdPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2nvdExploitPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8nvdExploitPatch
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/44172nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/44374nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/44822nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/45149nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48947nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.osvdb.org/71846nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106nvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.htmlnvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.htmlnvd
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050nvd
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