Description
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.
Published: 2011-09-20
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3447 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.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:37:47.885Z

Reserved: 2011-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3484

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-09-20T10:55:05.077

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3484

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-09-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-3484 - Bugzilla

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