Vulnerability in Wireshark
CVE-2011-1142
Stack consumption vulnerability in the dissect_ber_choice function in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x through 1.2.15 and 1.4.x through 1.4.4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving self-referential ASN.1 CHOICE values.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Wireshark — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html (Release Notes)
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html (Release Notes)
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14724 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-1142?
- CVE-2011-1142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wireshark, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2011-03-03.
- How severe is CVE-2011-1142?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.