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CVE-2011-0444 json

Buffer overflow in the MAC-LTE dissector (epan/dissectors/packet-mac-lte.c) in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.13 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.2 allow…

published 2011-01-12 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-0469

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the MAC-LTE dissector (epan/dissectors/packet-mac-lte.c) in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.13 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of RARs.

Patch / fix

  • wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.11-6

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0444

  • wireshark RHEL 6 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 6 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2011:0369

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-0444 updated cvss 6.8

wireshark: buffer overflow in MAC-LTE disector (upstream bug #5530)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.15-1.el6_0.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2011:0369
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

7.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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