# CVE-2011-1139: wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-03-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.14 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a pcap-ng file that contains a large packet-length field.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14997
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44169
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5661
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=35855
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65779
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201

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