Upstream information

CVE-2011-1956 at MITRE

Description

The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 697516 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 wireshark Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 wireshark Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS wireshark Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 wireshark Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 wireshark Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 wireshark Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 wireshark Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 wireshark Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 12:25:02 2013
CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 18:24:37 2024