National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-3266

Overview

The proto_tree_add_item function in Wireshark 1.6.0 through 1.6.1 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.8, when the IKEv1 protocol dissector is used, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving a malformed IKE packet and many items in a tree.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: XF

Name: wireshark-prototreeadditem-dos(69411)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/69411

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-13.html

Hyperlink:http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-13.html

External Source: BID

Name: 49377

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49377

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20110728 Wireshark 1.6.1 Malformed IKE Packet Denial of Service

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/519049/100/0/threaded

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2011:138

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1025875

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025875

External Source: SREASON

Name: 8351

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8351

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15042

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15042

External Source: SUSE

Name: openSUSE-SU-2011:1263

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00022.html

External Source: SUSE

Name: SUSE-SU-2011:1262

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-11/msg00021.html