CVE-2011-0444 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions 1.2.0 through 1.2.13 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.2. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw in the MAC-LTE dissector by sending a crafted packet with a large number of RARs, leading to a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential for severe impact warrants attention for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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