CVE-2011-2698

Off-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI...

4.3 MediumFix available

Off-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI MAP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an invalid packet.

Exploit likelihood

2.29%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2011-2698
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-189
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2011-2698
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2011-2679 No score

Record: EUVD-2011-2679
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4j9w-fggf-r5v6 No score

Off-by-one error in the elem_cell_id_aux function in epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI...

Record: GHSA-4j9w-fggf-r5v6
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2011-2698
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2698 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2698
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 No score

wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

wireshark

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark` Debian:12	before 1.6.1-1	1.6.1-1
`wireshark` Debian:13	before 1.6.1-1	1.6.1-1
`wireshark` Debian:14	before 1.6.1-1	1.6.1-1
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1	0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark-gnome` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:1.0.15-5.el5	0:1.0.15-5.el5
`wireshark` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 262 CVEs	before 2.2.2-1.1	2.2.2-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2011-2698 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published August 23, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.29%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.6.1-1.

References

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