CVE-2011-4102

NameCVE-2011-4102
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2351-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wireshark (PTS)bullseye3.4.10-0+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)3.4.16-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm4.0.17-0+deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)4.0.11-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie4.4.0-1fixed
sid4.4.1-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wiresharksourcelenny1.0.2-3+lenny16DSA-2351-1
wiresharksourcesqueeze1.2.11-6+squeeze5DSA-2351-1
wiresharksource(unstable)1.6.3-1

Notes

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?r1=39508&r2=39507&pathrev=39508&view=patch
Affects 1.0 and 1.2, the versions listed in the advisory are relative to the supported upstream branches

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