CVE-2011-0024: wireshark: heap-based buffer overflow in wireshark < 1.2 when reading malformed capture files

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.3

Heap-based buffer overflow in wiretap/pcapng.c in Wireshark before 1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted capture file.