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CVE-2011-1590
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…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.8%
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- redhat
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 24 days later
· 24 days later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (23)
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:083 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-5621 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-5529 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 48947 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110418 Re: Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15050 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2011:0611 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-5569 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- DSA-2274 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 44374 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 71846 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revision (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 44822 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 44172 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2011-1022 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1025388 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110418 Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- ADV-2011-1106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 45149 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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