CVE-2011-4102
Heap-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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.18% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39508Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9Patch
- http://osvdb.org/76770
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50486
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6479
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750648Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71092
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39508Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9Patch
- http://osvdb.org/76770
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46913
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50486
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6479
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750648Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71092
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.