Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.4.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.4.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.4.5-1 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | wireshark | 2.2.2-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 2 modules
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Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/misc/wireshark_packet_dect
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Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow (local)
exploit/windows/fileformat/wireshark_packet_dect
Exploit-DB 4
- Wireshark 1.4.4 - DECT Dissector Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-18145 · remote · Nov 22, 2011
- Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1) EDB-17186 · local · Apr 19, 2011 · verified
- Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2) EDB-17195 · remote · Apr 19, 2011 · verified
- Wireshark 1.4.1 < 1.4.4 - Local Overflow (SEH) EDB-17185 · local · Apr 18, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1 wireshark-2.2.2-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- 17185 exploit
- wireshark-dect-bo(66834) vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2011:083 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5836
- FEDORA-2011-5621 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2011-5529 vendor-advisory
- 17195 exploit
- [oss-security] 20110418 Re: Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15000 vdb-entry signature
- FEDORA-2011-5569 vendor-advisory
- 44374 third-party-advisory
- 71848 vdb-entry
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5838
- 44172 third-party-advisory
- 1025389 vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-1022 vdb-entry
- VU#243670 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110418 Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 mailing-list
- ADV-2011-1106 vdb-entry