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CVE-2011-2698

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2698 describes an off-by-one error in the ANSI MAP dissector within Wireshark versions 1.4.x prior to 1.4.8 and 1.6.x prior to 1.6.1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending a specially crafted, invalid packet. The CVSS score of 4.3 indicates a medium severity, with a network attack vector, medium access complexity, and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0229 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

fedorapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: wireshark-0:1.0.15-5.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: wireshark-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: wireshark

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-2698Low

wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector

Jun 20, 2011

References

anonsvn.wireshark.org / viewvc
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.html
ExploitPatch
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
Exploit
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
secunia.com / advisories/45086
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/45574
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/48947
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/69074
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14610
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/07/19/5
ExploitPatch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/2
ExploitPatch
securityfocus.com / bid/49071
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.html
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.html