CVE-2011-1142 describes a stack consumption vulnerability in the BER dissector of Wireshark versions 1.2.x through 1.2.15 and 1.4.x through 1.4.4. This flaw, rated as High severity (CVSS 7.5), allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (infinite loop) by sending specially crafted, self-referential ASN.1 CHOICE values. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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