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CVE-2011-4102: Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and…

MediumCVSS 4.3 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 18/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 88.2% of all records.
  • Fixed version: wireshark (Debian:12) 1.6.3-1; wireshark (Debian:5.0) 1.0.2-3+lenny16; wireshark (Debian:6.0) 1.2.11-6+squeeze5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to wireshark (Debian:12) 1.6.3-1; wireshark (Debian:5.0) 1.0.2-3+lenny16; wireshark (Debian:6.0) 1.2.11-6+squeeze5 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser 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 (application crash) via a malformed file.

Published
Nov 3, 2011
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.1% · 88th percentile

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Action score

18

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
17 / 40 · 4.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.1%

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Affected systems

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Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • wireshark wireshark1.4.0
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.1
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.2
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.3
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.4
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.5
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.6
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.7
+5 more rows
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.8
  • wireshark wireshark1.4.9
  • wireshark wireshark1.6.0
  • wireshark wireshark1.6.1
  • wireshark wireshark1.6.2

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12wiresharkbefore 1.6.3-11.6.3-1
Debian:5.0wiresharkbefore 1.0.2-3+lenny161.0.2-3+lenny16
Debian:6.0wiresharkbefore 1.2.11-6+squeeze51.2.11-6+squeeze5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationwiresharkbefore 0:1.0.15-5.el50:1.0.15-5.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationwireshark-debuginfobefore 0:1.0.15-5.el50:1.0.15-5.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstationwireshark-gnomebefore 0:1.0.15-5.el50:1.0.15-5.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientwiresharkbefore 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.10:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientwireshark-debuginfobefore 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.10:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientwireshark-develbefore 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.10:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientwireshark-gnomebefore 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.10:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1

Same product

wireshark: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2010-0304Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.5 allow remote attackers to cause…
    52Plan
  • CVE-2014-2299Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6…
    51Plan
  • CVE-2011-1591Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers…
    50Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2011-4100Nov 3, 2011 · 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…
    18Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2011-4101Nov 3, 2011 · The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband.c in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9…
    18Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2012-0041Apr 11, 2012 · The dissect_packet function in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a…
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:wireshark1.6.3-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:wireshark0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:wireshark-debuginfo0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:wireshark-devel0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:wireshark-gnome0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    ATT&CK techniques

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    References

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