VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-0024

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability4.96%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-03-28
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references