CVE-2011-1591
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1...
9.3 HighPublic exploitFix available
Stack-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 to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
Exploit likelihood
41.7%Down 30.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-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 to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
- Record
CVE-2011-1591- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-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 to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
- Record
CVE-2011-1591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1591 No score
Stack-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 to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
- Record
EUVD-2011-1591- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qjg-52x8-f83x No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1...
Stack-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 to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
- Record
GHSA-8qjg-52x8-f83x- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-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 to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
- Record
CVE-2011-1591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-1591 No score
Stack-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 to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1591- 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
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Wireshark 1.4.1 < 1.4.4 - Local Overflow (SEH) | 2011-04-18 |
| Metasploit | Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow (local) | 2011-04-18 |
| Metasploit | Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow | 2011-04-18 |
| Exploit-DB | Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1) | 2011-04-19 |
| Exploit-DB | Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) | 2011-04-19 |
| Exploit-DB | Wireshark 1.4.4 - DECT Dissector Remote Buffer Overflow | 2011-11-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-1591 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Wireshark, published April 29, 2011. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.7%, the 98th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.4.5-1.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/17185
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
secunia.com/advisories/44374
osvdb.org/71848
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
securitytracker.com/id?1025389
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1591
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8qjg-52x8-f83x
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1591
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-1210
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