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CVE-2011-1956

CVE-2011-1956

EPSS 5.9%
The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.
Affected products
n/a · n/a
public PoCs found — 1
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References
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837http://secunia.com/advisories/44449https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.htmlhttp://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html