Wireshark: Stack consumption vulnerability in BER dissector can cause DoS
Published Mar 3, 2011
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.55%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.2.8
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.10
- 1.2.11
- 1.2.12
- 1.2.13
- 1.2.14
- 1.2.15
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 23, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02551) | 84.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02551) | 82.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.75% (0.00746) | 70.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.56% (0.02558) | 75.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.81% (0.00806) | 72.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 62.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 61.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 69.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1142 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681758 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1142
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14724 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1142
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken Link | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1142 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=681758 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1142 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14724 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1142 |
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