A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Wireshark 1.4.0/1.4.1/1.4.2/1.4.3/1.4.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.

This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-1591. The attack can be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.