VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1956

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability5.85%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-06-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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