{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:28Z",
  "published": "2011-06-06T19:55:02Z",
  "id": "CVE-2011-1956",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/44449"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9"
    },
    {
      "type": "EVIDENCE",
      "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943"
    }
  ]
}