CVE-2011-1142

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.75% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory wireshark.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html release notes
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html release notes
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516 issue tracking vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 vdb entry broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14724 vdb entry signature broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1142?
CVE-2011-1142 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1142?
To fix CVE-2011-1142, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1142 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1142 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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