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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-3483 · published 20 September 2011

CVE-2011-3483: Wireshark memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Wireshark · Wireshark

Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.6% · top 7.4% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/9
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-3483), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.