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CVE-2011-1138
Off-by-one error in the dissect_6lowpan_iphc function in packet-6lowpan.c in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 on 32-bit platforms allows…
Medium4.3EPSS 3.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Off-by-one error in the dissect_6lowpan_iphc function in packet-6lowpan.c in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 on 32-bit platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed 6LoWPAN IPv6 packet.
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)
- 3.3% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 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 (16)
- openSUSE-SU-2011:0347 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 43759 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-2648 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16299 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-2620 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=36036 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 44169 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0626 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- VU#215900 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 46636 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2011-2632 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- wireshark6lowpan-bo(65783) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5722 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1025148 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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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