{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "secalert@redhat.com", "ID": "CVE-2011-1956", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html" }, { "name": "[oss-security] 20110531 CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.5 TCP DoS issue", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19" }, { "name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14943", "refsource": "OVAL", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943" }, { "name": "wireshark-desegmenttcp-dos(67789)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789" }, { "name": "[oss-security] 20110601 Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.5 TCP DoS issue", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9" }, { "name": "44449", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/44449" }, { "name": "http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html" }, { "name": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837" } ] } }