CVE-2011-1591

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DECT dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-dect.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .pcap file.

Published: 2011-04-29 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-1591 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 77.21%, 99th percentile). 7 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-1591

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18145 exploit_db edb 2011-11-22 Exploit-DB ↗
17195 exploit_db edb 2011-04-19 Exploit-DB ↗
17186 exploit_db edb 2011-04-19 Exploit-DB ↗
17185 exploit_db edb 2011-04-18 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-1591

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-10-29 77.80% 77.21% -0.59%
2 2025-08-16 78.52% 77.80% -0.71%
3 2025-05-28 — 78.52% —

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-1591

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-1591

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-1591

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-1591 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (wireshark), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1591
gentoo normal CVE-2011-1591: 1 GLSA(s) (201110-02), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/wireshark); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-1591
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1591
suse critical CVE-2011-1591 severity critical: SUSE including 50 source package names (libwireshark18-4.4.7-160000.2.2, libwireshark8-2.2.7-47.1, …), 78 product×package rows across 29 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (29 product lines)): Fixed 78. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1591/
ubuntu medium CVE-2011-1591 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (wireshark), 11 status rows across 11 suites (dapper, hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 6, ignored 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1591

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-1591

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wireshark wireshark 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wireshark wireshark 1.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-1591

URL Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025389
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17185 Exploit
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17195
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243670 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.osvdb.org/71848
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836 Exploit
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66834
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15000
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