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TI-2011-00023 Aliases CVE-2011-0024GHSA-v7qp-r7xw-hqm2

Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04958 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.16VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.11VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.12VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.13VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.14VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.15VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0370 Released 2011-03-21 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server) wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_6.4, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_6.4.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-1.el5_6.4.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4.i386, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-2.el4 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4, wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-2.el4.ia64 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5.6.z server)Fixed RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0370
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2011:0370
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0024
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7qp-r7xw-hqm2

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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