CVE-2011-3483
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-3483- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-3483- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3446 No score
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2011-3446- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g6pq-9prm-67qv No score
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application...
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-g6pq-9prm-67qv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-3483- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3483 No score
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed capture file that leads to an invalid root tvbuff, related to a "buffer exception handling vulnerability."
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3483- 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
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
wiresharkDebian:12 |
before 1.6.2-1 | 1.6.2-1 |
wiresharkDebian:13 |
before 1.6.2-1 | 1.6.2-1 |
wiresharkDebian:14 |
before 1.6.2-1 | 1.6.2-1 |
wiresharkDebian:6.0 |
before 1.2.11-6+squeeze6, plus listed versions 1.2.11-61.2.11-6+squeeze11.2.11-6+squeeze21.2.11-6+squeeze41.2.11-6+squeeze5 |
1.2.11-6+squeeze6 |
wiresharkopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.2.2-1.1 | 2.2.2-1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Wireshark 1.6.1 - Malformed Packet Trace File Remote Denial of Service | 2011-09-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-3483 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published September 20, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.58%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.6.2-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737785
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
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bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6135
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14971
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3483
github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6pq-9prm-67qv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3483
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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