CVE-2011-4100

wireshark: uninitialized variable in the CSN.1 dissector can cause a crash

Published Nov 3, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4051 The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2011, 3:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 16, 2011, 12:00 AM