CVE-2011-1142
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-1142 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-03-03 01:00:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-835 | n/a | CWE-835 CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | DECLARED | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.4.4 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | Broken Link |
| Wireshark pcap-ng, Nokia DCT3, LDAP, and SMB Processing Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Wireshark · Wireshark 1.4.4 Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wireshark.org | Release Notes |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:044 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | Broken Link |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Broken Link |
| Bug 1516 – dissect_ber_choice might infinitely loop | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.wireshark.org | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Wireshark · Wireshark 1.2.15 Release Notes | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.wireshark.org | Release Notes |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.