CVE-2011-3484
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in...
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.
- Record
CVE-2011-3484- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.
- Record
CVE-2011-3484- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3447 No score
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.
- Record
EUVD-2011-3447- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-39wm-25wq-rp9x No score
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in...
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.
- Record
GHSA-39wm-25wq-rp9x- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.
- Record
CVE-2011-3484- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3484 No score
The unxorFrame function in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c in the OpenSafety dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.2 does not properly validate a certain frame size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and application crash) via a malformed packet.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3484- 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-2011-3484 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Wireshark, published September 20, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in wireshark 1.6.2-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/10
anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=38213
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6138
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
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oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15062
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-12.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737787
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3484
github.com/advisories/GHSA-39wm-25wq-rp9x
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3484