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CVE-2011-3266
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,…
Low2.6EPSS 2.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- 49377 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- wireshark-prototreeadditem-dos(69411) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:138 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-13.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 8351 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2011:1263 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20110728 Wireshark 1.6.1 Malformed IKE Packet Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15042 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 1025875 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2011:1262 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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)
Record last updated .