Explain CVE-2011-1590
The X.509if dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.16 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 does not properly initialize certain global variables, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2011:083', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2011-5621', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2011-5529', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html'}, {'name': '48947', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/48947'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20110418 Re: Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15050', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2011:0611', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2011-5569', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html'}, {'name': 'DSA-2274', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274'}, {'name': '44374', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/44374'}, {'name': '71846', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_OSVDB'], 'url': 'http://www.osvdb.org/71846'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revision'}, {'name': '44822', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/44822'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html'}, {'name': '44172', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/44172'}, {'name': 'ADV-2011-1022', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022'}, {'name': '1025388', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_SECTRACK'], 'url': 'http://securitytracker.com/id?1025388'}, {'name': '[oss-security] 20110418 Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_MLIST'], 'url': 'http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2'}, {'name': 'ADV-2011-1106', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_VUPEN'], 'url': 'http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106'}, {'name': '45149', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/45149'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED