Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 3, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-4100
CVE-2011-4100
Description
The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
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Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvcnvdPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9nvdPatch
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- osvdb.org/76768nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/46644nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479nvd
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833nvd
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