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CVE-2011-4102

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-4102 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the ERF file parser within Wireshark versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) by providing a specially crafted, malformed ERF file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. 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
3.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0318 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 19,953 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 (4)

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-2011-4102Moderate

wireshark: buffer overflow in the ERF file reader

Oct 21, 2011

References

anonsvn.wireshark.org / viewvc
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
Patch
osvdb.org / 76770
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
bugs.wireshark.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/46644
secunia.com / advisories/46913
secunia.com / advisories/48947
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/71092
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073
securityfocus.com / bid/50486
wireshark.org / security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html