CVE-2011-1591
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
Find out more about CVE-2011-1591 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of wireshark as
shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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