CVE-2011-3483 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.6.x prior to 1.6.2. An attacker can trigger an application crash by providing a specially crafted capture file that causes an invalid root tvbuff due to a buffer exception handling issue. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, requiring network access but no authentication. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-36128) exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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