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CVE-2011-4100 Details

Description

The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39140	CVE	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9	CVE	Patch
http://osvdb.org/76768	CVE
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351	CVE	Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643	CVE	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/46644	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479	CVE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html	CVE
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39140	[email protected]	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9	[email protected]	Patch
http://osvdb.org/76768	[email protected]
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351	[email protected]	Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643	[email protected]	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/46644	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479	[email protected]
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
wireshark wireshark	1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.6.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]