Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2597
CVE-2011-2597
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.
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Affected products
30cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 28 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, 1.6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
15- secunia.com/advisories/45086nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/45574nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/48947nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/48506nvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-09.htmlnvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.htmlnvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68335nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14794nvd
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