FKIE_CVE-2011-4101

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-11-03 15:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:34
Severity
Summary
The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband.c in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed packet.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39500Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
secalert@redhat.comhttp://osvdb.org/76769
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/46644
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50481
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-18.html
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6476
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750645Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71091
secalert@redhat.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14760
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39500Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/76769
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50481
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-18.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6476
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750645Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71091
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14760
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wireshark wireshark 1.4.0
wireshark wireshark 1.4.1
wireshark wireshark 1.4.2
wireshark wireshark 1.4.3
wireshark wireshark 1.4.4
wireshark wireshark 1.4.5
wireshark wireshark 1.4.6
wireshark wireshark 1.4.7
wireshark wireshark 1.4.8
wireshark wireshark 1.4.9
wireshark wireshark 1.6.0
wireshark wireshark 1.6.1
wireshark wireshark 1.6.2
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