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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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from wireshark organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-03-03T01:00:01.597

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-835
Type: Secondary
CWE-835

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.0	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.1	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.2	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.3	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.4	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.5	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.6	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.7	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.8	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.9	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.10	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.11	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.12	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.13	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.14	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.2.15	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.4.0	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.4.1	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.4.2	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.4.3	Yes
Application	wireshark	wireshark	1.4.4	Yes

References

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html Release Notes ([email protected])
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html Release Notes ([email protected])
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14724 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14724 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For wireshark's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.