CVE-2011-4101
The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband.c in the Infiniband...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2011-4101- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-4101- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-4052 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2011-4052- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6x9-g486-j2r6 No score
The dissect_infiniband_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband.c in the Infiniband...
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.
- Record
GHSA-v6x9-g486-j2r6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2011-4101- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4101 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4101- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-4101 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published November 3, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.28%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.6.3-1.
References
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-18.html
secunia.com/advisories/46644
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14760
osvdb.org/76769
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39500
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6476