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TI-2011-01898 Aliases CVE-2011-2175GHSA-4qqg-m5c4-9c3g

Integer underflow in the visual_read function in wiretap/visual.c in Wireshark 1.2.x…

Priority LOW 24CWE-189Published · 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
Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Integer underflow in the visual_read function in wiretap/visual.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed Visual Networks file that triggers a heap-based buffer over-read.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02104 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableWireshark Foundation
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
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.9VulnerableWireshark Foundation
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:1.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.16VulnerableWireshark 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
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.5VulnerableWireshark Foundation
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.6VulnerableWireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:0125 Released 2013-01-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5.i386, wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-5.el5, wireshark-gnome-1.0.15-5.el5.i386
  • 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: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0125
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0125
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 Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2013:0125
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

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-2175
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qqg-m5c4-9c3g

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Advisory 6

Other 4

  • 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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