4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-1140
Wireshark Denial of Service Stack Consumption Remote Vulnerability
Description

Multiple stack consumption vulnerabilities in the dissect_ms_compressed_string and dissect_mscldap_string functions in Wireshark 1.0.x, 1.2.0 through 1.2.14, and 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion) via a crafted (1) SMB or (2) Connection-less LDAP (CLDAP) packet.

INFO

Published Date :

March 3, 2011, 1 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2017, 1:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-1140 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-1140.

URL Resource
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=36029 Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055364.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055650.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055664.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/43759
http://secunia.com/advisories/43795
http://secunia.com/advisories/43821
http://secunia.com/advisories/44169
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2201
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/215900 US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:044
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0369.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0370.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025148
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0622
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0626
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0719
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0747
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html Patch
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-03.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5717 Exploit
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8086844
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14715

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-1140 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-1140 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14715 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14715 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2011

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-1140 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-1140 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.07 }} 0.08%

score

0.87814

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability