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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-1591 · published 29 April 2011

CVE-2011-1591: Wireshark memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Wireshark · Wireshark

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 42% · top 1.4% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
42%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
40References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185 Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.osvdb.org/71848
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836 Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185 Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.osvdb.org/71848
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836 Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-1591), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.