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TI-2011-01409 Aliases CVE-2011-1590GHSA-w9cx-3763-q7p4

The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not…

Priority LOW 24CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not properly initialize certain global variables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01812 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.7VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.10VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.11VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.12VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.13VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.14VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.15VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.4VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:0509 Released 2012-04-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1.ppc
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1.ppc +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) wireshark-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-devel-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-gnome-1.2.15-2.el6_2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:0509
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1590
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9cx-3763-q7p4

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Advisory 7

Other 6

  • 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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